There was exciting open policy news from U.S. Washington State (WA) last evening. HB 2337 “Regarding open educational resources in K-12 education” passed the Senate (47 to 1) and is on its way back to the House for final concurrence. It already passed the House 88 to 7 before moving to the Senate. The bill … Read More “OER K-12 Bill Passes in U.S. Washington State”
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In case you missed this week’s Creative Commons Salon in San Francisco, you can now view it online thanks to our media sponsor, VidSF, who filmed and broadcast the event. We heard from four stellar individuals involved in transforming the education landscape through the power of the internet and digital tools, such as open educational … Read More “"Open Education" ccSalon Video Now Online!”
Can’t make it to tonight’s Creative Commons Salon in San Francisco? No problem! You’ll be able to tune in virtually thanks to the talented and generous folks at VidSF, our media sponsors for the event. Watch the salon live at http://parisoma.com from 7-9pm PDT. Use Identi.ca or Twitter to join the conversation with hashtag #ccsalon. … Read More “Tune in LIVE to tonight's ccSalon at 7pm PDT”
Join us at what’s sure to be a stellar Creative Commons Salon next Monday, on the power of open education. Bring a friend, come meet CC staff, and enjoy a refreshment as we explore the challenges facing the future of learning and how to harness the power of the internet and digital technologies as forces … Read More “Reminder: ccSalon SF next Monday (5/3), on Power of Open Education”
If you’re in the SF Bay Area, we hope to see you at our next Creative Commons Salon on the power of open education, featuring: Brian Bridges, Director of the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) Murugan Pal, co-Founder and President of CK-12 Foundation Carolina Rossini, Berkman Fellow, Advocate for OER in Brazil, and Peer2Peer University … Read More “ccSalon SF (5/3/10): The power of open education”
Many of you have heard about California’s Free Digital Textbook Initiative that launched last spring, which called for submissions of free digital textbooks in math and science for use by the state’s schools. Of the 16 textbooks submitted last year, 15 are openly licensed under one of the Creative Commons licenses—and all 10 that passed … Read More “CA Free Digital Textbook Initiative Launches Phase 2”