Open educational resources

The omnibus bill that passed both the House & Senate last week and was signed into law included a $5 million provision for an open textbook grant program. This money will be awarded to higher education institutions as part of a competitive grant process. The call for proposals will likely… read more 

If you’ve enjoyed the very creative OK Go videos, you’ll probably love this new resource they’ve put together in cooperation with the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas: The OK Go Sandbox. The sandbox is designed to walk educators through the thought processes behind the OK Go… read more 

The Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL) has created a short video explaining open educational resources for language learning. If you want a succinct way to explain OERs, this is a great one.  

The Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL) is offering a $500 stipend and professional guidance to graduate student language teachers who are interesting in learning how to create open language learning materials. Students can apply by filling out a project proposal form and submitting it to info@coerll.utexas.edu… read more 

The Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL) is hosting a webinar during Open Education Week (March 27th-31st). The webinar, Going Open in the Language Classroom, features speakers from the Parkway School District and George Mason University. The speakers will discuss the challenges and benefits of working together… read more 

Poland has recently adopted two open textbook initiatives. One focuses primarily on textbooks for the first three years of school and the other initiative is for primary and secondary education across the board. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/poland-pioneering-worlds-first-national-open-textbook-program