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Robin Donaldson Director Open Access Textbooks Project and Project Manager The Orange Grove David Nelson Project Manager Open Access Textbooks Project Overview Florida Distance Learning Consortium FDLC. , academics, faculty members, policy makers, education activists, funders and others in the Higher Education . arena. How the Higher Education textbook industry adds value. Publishers and booksellers are a . classrooms. w. ith . special reference to South Africa. The picture in Africa. In Ghana: since 1988 – 44 m textbooks. In Zimbabwe: since 2011 – 13m textbooks. South Sudan: since independence – £11m for textbooks. Textbooks. Open SUNY Textbooks. Chapter 1 Context. Libraries Transforming Scholarly Communication & Publishing. Chapter 2 Pilots . &. Rapid Prototypes. Reprints, New Works, and more…. Chapter 3 Open SUNY Textbooks & Librarian Roles. Technology: How . to Network and Collaborate . Within . Your College System. Misty Patinelli, MA. Assistive Technology Specialist. Wake Technical Community College. The U.S. Access Board defines “assistive technology” “as a device or software that substitutes for or enhances the function of some impaired ability. Sometimes referred to as Adaptive Technology.”. Testable Question. How does ramp height affect distance traveled?. Hypothesis. The higher the ramp, the farther the marble will travel.. Materials. Marble. Ruler Ramp. Textbooks. Meter Stick. Pencil or Pen. Sample Student. Tablets . Convenient. Portable computer. Less expensive on the long term. You can work on your presentations or other tasks . Good for business. Textbooks. Heavy. People prefer the physical effect. , academics, faculty members, policy makers, education activists, funders and others in the Higher Education . arena. How the Higher Education textbook industry adds value. Publishers and booksellers are a . Der-. Ching. . Yang. . and . Yung-Chi Lin. National . Chiayi. University, Taiwan (R.O.C). Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the . similarities and differences . on the topic of functions among Finnish, . R. esources and Open . T. extbooks. OSCP Munch/Lunch & Learn #13, July 2014. Lauren B. Collister and John Barnett. With additional content from Lauren Calloway. Open Educational Resources . What are they and why do they matter?. Marie Shaw and Robyn McKenney. February 3, 2012. . Sixty-two percent of college presidents believe that more than half of the textbooks used by students in their institutions a decade from now will be digital.. December 2011. 2. What’s NIMAS, the NIMAC? . Nat’l Instructional Materials Access . C. tr. Nat’l Instructional Materials Accessibility . S. td. Accessible but not student-ready. Source of K-12 textbooks purchased after July 19, 2006 when specified by purchase contract. GOAL #1: . Reduce costs to . students. GOAL #2: . Create . opportunities for teaching and learning. .. Online Learning Environment . Online & Hybrid Learning. MOOCs. Open Textbooks. Learning Management. Manager, The Orange . Grove. Open . Educationa. Resources. The Orange Grove. Licensing - Creative . Commons. Orange Grove Texts. Plus . (OGT ). OER and Open Textbook Legislation. Sharing is . the . Dept. of Political Science. Northern Illinois University. Political Science Graduate Research Colloquium. Northern Illinois University. April 21, 2017. Why Publish a Textbook?. You want to work with .