[Open-education] Be part of a growing movement to change education

[Cable Green]

In case you didn't receive this excellent update from British Columbia.

Well done BC Campus!

Cable

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    *Be part of a growing movement to change education!*
     Please consider assigning an *Open Textbook* for your fall semester
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An Open Textbook is licensed openly, so it's free for you to use, re-use,
modify, and adapt to fit your course requirements.

*Open Textbooks* are flexible for educators and free for students, offer
interactive learning experiences, come with a community of your peers on
the cutting edge of education innovation. They are an affordable, flexible
alternative to traditionally-published textbooks.
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your starting point on how to change education with just one textbook.
It provides:

   - Links to all our high-quality, peer-reviewed textbooks ready to use
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   - Links to best practices in open learning and teaching, and how you can
   contribute,
   - Instructions and how-to videos,
   - Downloadable posters and brochures to help you spread the word about
   open educational resources,
   - A place for you to sign up to receive updates and tell us of your
   experiences using open textbooks,
   - A chance for you to receive a free gift when you assign your first
   open textbook.

*When you assign an open textbook, you're joining a world-wide movement to
make education free, open and accessible to all. We're looking forward to
having you join us.*
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For more information on the *BCcampus Open Textbook Project* visit
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Cable Green, PhD
Director of Global Learning
Creative Commons
@cgreen <http://twitter.com/cgreen>
http://creativecommons.org/education
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