In this Open Education Network (OEN) Member Profile, we share a Q&A with Elaine Thornton, Open Education and Distance Learning Librarian at the University of Arkansas. In addition to leading open education initiatives on campus, she is also involved in Read more…
One of the challenges we often hear from our members is how to demonstrate the success of open education initiatives. In this member spotlight, we examine how one member uses an ambitious data plan to meet this need. PALNI, or Read more…
Watch the video recording of this Office Hours session, or keep reading for a full transcript. The chat transcript is also available, for those interested in reading the conversation that took place amongst participants and seeing resources shared. Note: If anyone would Read more…
This summer, the Open Textbook Network is changing its name to the Open Education Network (OEN), a change that better reflects the broad scope of the community.
The Proposal Having won a competition to develop an open textbook for his Critical Filipinx American Histories course through the UW Libraries Open Textbook Grant program, University of Washington American Ethnic Studies Professor Rick Bonus headed into the fall of Read more…
This summer, the Open Textbook Network is changing its name to the Open Education Network (OEN), a change that better reflects the broad scope of the community.
Jared Erlien has been working as a Student Admin for the Open Textbook Library (OTL) since summer 2018. To celebrate Jared’s graduation from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, we asked him about his experiences working for the OTL and the insights his work in open education has brought him.
The Open Textbook Network and Coko kicked off a collaboration on December 11, 2019, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The two communities came together to address a shared problem: Helping authors write and design an open textbook. Together, Read more…
A first-of-its-kind opportunity for higher education institutional and system leaders to learn about Open Education and how they can support the implementation of Open Education on their campuses. On December 4, senior leaders from across the MHEC region will gather Read more…
Coko and the Open Textbook Network will come together at the University of Minnesota on December 11 for an official kick-off of the IMLS-funded multi-year project to create an open textbook platform environment to support authors. An advisory group comprised of OTN community Read more…