Category: Industry Information
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Stand with the Banned: Thoughts on Book Banning Practices in the United States
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Although the frequency has varied over the years, the United States has had a long-term relationship with book banning. In recent years especially, we have seen an astonishing increase in this practice. Approximately 3,362 recorded book-banning instances occurred from 2022 to 2023, and that number is rising.
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OER, BOR, ALG, and Other College Cost-Saving Acronyms
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Since 2013, Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG), a University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) initiative, has saved more than 1.1 million USG students over 143 million dollars by funding and advocating Open Education Resources (OER) through grants and partnerships with eCore, eMajor, and the University of North Georgia…
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How to Skip Textbook Costs Without Falling Behind
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The fall semester is upon us, and college students are making their annual pilgrimage back to the classroom. There’s a certain jittery excitement that accompanies the beginning of a new semester–a chance to start over, begin again with a clean slate. Possibilities are endless for students looking out over the…
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Keep UP: UNG Press and Affordable Learning Georgia Save Students Millions in Textbook Costs
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The partnership between UNG Press and Affordable Learning Georgia has saved Georgia students millions with no-cost textbooks and OER.
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UNG Press to Present on Open Education Conference Panel
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The UNG Press will present a live panel discussion called “Open and Able: Using Open Pedagogy to Adopt OER” at the virtual Open Education Conference on Thursday, October 21, 2021.
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7 Textbooks By Teachers, For Teachers
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These seven textbooks—written by teachers, for teachers—will help you and your students learn without breaking the bank.
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How to Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Helpful Tips
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Want to know how to beat writer’s block? Try one of these suggestions.
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Wikibooks: A New Way to Share Knowledge
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Wikibooks allows users to write and read textbooks and other instructional books.