Skip to contentOpen Textbook Webinars & Presentations
- The Community College Open Textbook Project
Feb. 20, 2009, Webinar
Judy Baker discusses the Community College Open Textbook Project and their efforts to “make free, open textbooks a sustainable resource for faculty and students.” - An Introduction to The Orange Grove and Open Textbooks
Nov. 19, 2008, Presentation (PowerPoint, 3.3 MB)
PDF version with notes (PDF, 529 KB) - Aug. 14, 2008, Presentation Video (Windows Media File, 224 MB, 1:21:49. To download, right-click and Save As)
Digital Repository and Textbook Creation,
Dr. Joel Thierstein, Rice University Connexions Repository, Houston, Texas
Meeting the Needs of 21st Century Students,
Dr. Meredith Babb, Exec. Director, University Press of Florida - Textbook Affordability: A Discussion About Skyrocketing Costs and Emerging Solutions June 18, 2009
Hear Nicole Allen, (Making Textbooks Affordable Project) and Eric Frank (Flat World Knowledge), as well as students and faculty members, discuss approaches for making open textbooks available to students. Introduction by Cable Green from the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. Click here to listen to the webinar (Elluminate) - Challenges of e-textbook Creation
April 16, 2009
Dr. Timothy Lenz, Atlantic University Professor of Political Science, conducted a webinar about his e-Textbook for American History and his support for Open Access Textbooks. View the archived Elluminate session.