Category: Open Education News

Posted November 20, 2020

With this week’s feature, we’re shining the spotlight on Yasmeen Shorish, who is working hard to protect our privacy, promote open access to information, and help us consider publishing rights. Through dual roles, Yasmeen helps to promote equity and inclusion […]

Posted October 20, 2020

As you plan for spring semester, consider open textbooks and other affordable course content. With open textbooks, you have the flexibility to save, share, and revise the material to align with course learning outcomes. These online textbook collections offer students […]

Posted October 15, 2020

You’ve probably noticed that open source software, open licensing, and open educational resources are increasingly popular across the globe, leading to advances in information sharing, learning, and research. Open access has the potential to create more equitable and inclusive societies, […]

Posted September 21, 2020

Representatives from the James Madison University, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Old Dominion University, and William and Mary will soon be in contract negotiations with Elsevier, the largest science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) […]

Posted September 2, 2020

Faculty members are invited to join in a series of virtual conversations about open education. The “2020-2021 Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy” webinar series will provide a space for learning and sharing to spark innovation and expand open […]

Posted July 15, 2020

By Liz ThompsonOriginally published as a CFI Teaching Toolbox As an instructor emerging from emergency online teaching, you might be considering options for more flexible textbooks and other course materials. Even before remote classes, you might have wanted more from your textbooks […]

Posted June 29, 2020

JMU biology faculty (or those with expertise in biology) are invited to review open educational resources (OER) and receive a $250 honorarium. Apply by July 15, 2020 to join a “sprint” hosted by VIVA, Virginia’s academic library consortium, in which multiple faculty […]

Posted May 12, 2020

Open textbooks provide faculty with customizable course materials and can help alleviate the burden of textbook costs for students. This asynchronous online workshop will introduce faculty to open textbooks and allow you to explore reputable open textbooks that you can […]

Posted February 26, 2020

It’s textbook adoption time! Did you know that faculty have textbook options that may be more affordable for students without compromising on quality? Questions? Please contact Liz Thompson (thomp3ea@jmu.edu or 540-568-6937).

Posted October 23, 2019

Virginia’s research libraries enthusiastically endorse the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts. As we work together in Virginia to forge a more sustainable, equitable approach to journal deals, the Framework is a powerful statement around which research libraries in the US […]