Tag: OER
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Presenting at OpenEd25: Reflections from a UNG Press Student Assistant
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Authored by Joshua Lann, former UNG Press Intern (Fall 2024) and Student Assistant (Spring 2025) Presenting at this year’s Open Education Conference (OpenEd25) with my colleague Nicole Clifton was an enormous honor and an opportunity I will forever cherish. Our presentation—Innovating for All: AI-Powered Audiobook Creation in Open Textbook Publishing—discussed…
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“Innovating for All: AI-Powered Audiobook Creation in Open Textbook Publishing” OpenEd25 Presentation
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On October 29, 2025, UNG Press Marketing and Content Manager Nicole Clifton and UNG student Joshua Lann presented at the Open Education Conference (OpenEd25) in Denver, Colorado. Informed by their work as UNG Press interns (Fall 2024) and student assistants (Spring 2025) converting Open Textbooks into audiobooks with AI assistance,…
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How Open Educational Resources Empower Students and Educators
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It’s no secret that the cost of a college education is expensive—and costs are constantly rising. According to College Board’s Trends in College Pricing . . .
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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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Ask the Author: Rielle Navitski on Latinx Representation in Film and Media
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To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked Rielle Navitski, coeditor and coauthor of Latinx Media, about the importance of Latinx representation in film, television, and digital media, as well as her experience leading this project. Latinx Media is available now as an open-access textbook, free to download! What inspired…
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New Open Textbook ‘Latinx Media’ Explores Film and Media by and about the Latinx Community
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The UNG Press is pleased to announce Latinx Media, a new open textbook for film studies students.
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UNG Press Director Joins AUPresses Open Access Committee
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BJ Robinson, director of the UNG Press, has been invited to serve a three-year term on the Open Access Committee for the Association of University Presses.