Category: Open Education News
Open Educational Resources: Getting the Most from Your Course Materials
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 […]
Opportunity for Biology Faculty
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 […]
Virtual workshop on “open” textbooks
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 […]
Adopt an “Open” Textbook
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).
Virginia Research Library Deans and Directors Endorse the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts
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 […]
JMU Experts Advance Open Access Initiatives in Library & Information Science
Posted October 22, 2019
Library book and journal costs are growing at an unsustainable rate, inhibiting access to scholarship. Open access (OA) publishing overcomes the barriers of paywalls but is challenging to navigate and include in library collections. This year, JMU librarians provided a […]
Open Access Week events
Posted October 11, 2019
Open Access Week 2019 is October 21-27. “Open Access to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform […]
Statement from Deans and Directors of Virginia Research Libraries on the University of California System’s Termination of Contract with Elsevier
Posted April 10, 2019
This open letter has been prepared and released by the Deans and Directors of the seven research libraries at public doctoral institutions in Virginia. It is part of an ongoing conversation about responsible stewardship of our investments in research. *********** […]
JMU Libraries Faculty Member Awarded VIVA Course Redesign Grant
Posted March 15, 2019
Dr. Christie Liu from JMU Libraries and Dr. Elizabeth Johnson from Geology and Environmental Science were awarded a Course Redesign Grant in the amount of $16,145.00 through Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA). The VIVA Course Redesign Grant’s goal is to make textbook and course […]
Apply for a Course Redesign Grant and transition to affordable and open course materials
Posted December 11, 2018
JMU Faculty and Instructors, Do you want to redesign your course to swap out an expensive textbook for an open, no cost, or library option? Are you looking for funding to create or adapt open educational resource materials for your […]