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Category: Open Education News

A New Faculty Survey about Open Course Materials

Posted March 29, 2024

Faculty, whether or not you use open course materials, we need to hear from you! What would help you to use open educational resources (OER)? What are the barriers to using OER? Your insights will help us to support faculty […]

Opening Up: A Fellowship for Open Pedagogy (with Stipend)

Posted March 21, 2024

Deepen your experience with open education, including open pedagogy and open educational resources, while building community with other JMU faculty. You’ll also receive a $1500 stipend.

3 JMU Faculty Members Awarded Grants to Adopt Open Textbooks

Posted March 1, 2024

Three JMU faculty members were recently selected as recipients for the statewide Open Adopt Grants program. Thanks to their efforts, about 2,095 JMU students will avoid spending a total of $102,056 on textbooks over the next five years! JMU’s 2023 […]

Check Out the Latest JMU Libraries Magazine

Posted January 17, 2024

We’re excited to share the second issue of the JMU Libraries Magazine, with stories about our work and successes in 2022 and 2023. This biennial magazine celebrates the students, scholars, staff, supporters, and faculty who collaborate with us and help […]

Get Help With the Costs of Open Access Publication

Posted November 29, 2023

Did you know that you can apply for funding to help cover the cost of publishing an open access article? It’s true! Our Open Access APC Fund provides subsidies for some article processing charges (APC) for articles by JMU faculty […]

International OA Week: Online Events & Open Access APC Fund

Posted October 24, 2023

It’s International Open Access (OA) Week! To celebrate, we’re promoting several online OA Week events and sharing important context on our Open Access APC Fund to help faculty and staff with the costs of publishing open access articles: Why is […]

Open Access Week 2023: Community over Commercialization

Posted October 17, 2023

Not all approaches to scholarly communication prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community. Open Access Week provides an opportunity to discuss open scholarship—and whose interests are served by it. This year’s Open Access Week theme, “Community […]

Try Open Textbooks (And Apply by Oct. 6 for $200 Stipend)

Posted September 28, 2023

Instructors: it’s textbook adoption time! The deadline to nail down your Spring 2024 textbook choices with the bookstore is October 15. Want to try open textbooks? They offer a more affordable alternative for students without compromising on quality. How to get […]

Faculty: Adopt an Open Textbook

Posted April 5, 2023

It’s textbook adoption time! The deadline to nail down your spring textbook choices with the bookstore is almost here. Next semester, try open textbooks. They offer a more affordable alternative for students without compromising on quality. Get started here:  Reminders: Need […]