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Explore Open Textbooks for Your Courses
The world of Open Educational Resources is exploding as educators work to make college more affordable. Experienced instructors are sharing their creative content with others who can adopt and adapt free online materials to suit their own courses. Here are a few...
State and Federal Government Internship Opportunities
According to the Government Accountability Office, by 2016 more than a third of the Federal Government workforce will be eligible to retire. Today, in Michigan, nearly 15% of state government employees are eligible to retire. Federal and state government agencies have...
Free Textbooks @ NMC ?
Last week Tina Ulrich discussed the high cost of textbooks. I want to introduce you to a no- or low-cost option that could save students hundreds of dollars a semester: Open Educational Resources. As defined at Creative Commons, “Open Educational Resources (OER) are...
Moodle Love
When I find myself defending Moodle these days, I am still a little surprised by the fondness I feel for our course management system. You see, for years I had been a hater, a vociferous wailer of Moodle woes. I had a fit last spring when I discovered that turning off...