A friend shared this bizarre article and I was struck by this alternate image to caption it with https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/bitcoin-mining-water-heater-firm-says-its-usd2-000-product-can-rake-back-usd1-000-a-year-in-btc-and-claims-it-can-offset-up-to-80-percent-of-electricity-and-water-costs #zeus #danae #ztc

I am excited to share my latest publication, co-authored with Oya Pakkal and Xiaoyang Xia--both research assistants in our Inclusive Education Research Lab at Brock University--on the multi-year impact of Canada's first Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) degree programs, at my former institution Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

https://openpraxis.org/articles/10.55982/openpraxis.17.2.832

#OER #OpenEducation #OEP #ZTC

#LibreTexts #AcademyOnline is officially here! Academy Online offers a number of professional development opportunities to help grow your open education programs, develop #ZTC pathways, and curate #OER.

Now available is a series of free, #asynchronous courses designed to introduce you to your new favorite all-in-one #OpenEducation toolbox, #LibreTexts

Check it out and be sure to stay tuned for new content:

https://libretexts.org/academy/online.

#OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

If you're planning on attending the California Community Colleges' #ZTC Summit this Friday, May 9, at College of the Canyons be sure to say hello to #LibreTexts founder and Executive Director, Delmar Larsen, and Director of Outreach, Engagement, and Development, Jennifer Rogers. We can't wait to hear about all of the amazing #OER and #ZTC projects happening across the state and share what our team has been up to in order to help you along the way!

#OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

Very excited to announce that I am launching the (tied-for) 1st #MSW (masters of #socialwork ) program that is #ZTC #OER and #workfirst.

If you know of anyone looking, we are a fully online program. Half sync/async. Designed for working students.

And recently awarded pre-candidacy by #CSWE.

Check us out at: https://www.sju.edu/news/removing-barriers-future-social-workers-sjus-new-msw

I get to create the #MSW program of my dreams!

#OER
#ZTC
#OpenPedagogy

@impactology do you of any efforts to bring a #oer platform like #pressbooks into the #fediverse? I recently built a pressbooks site for my college for our #ZeroTextBook #ztc effort and now I want to see a federated #OpenSource book system. I don’t know much about #bookwyrm but from what I see it is more for reviews than for text distribution? If this already exists I would appreciate being educated

@TusculumPearson Which could be the basis for side conversations about openness beyond costs and about alternatives to textbooks. As much I like the overall #ZTC idea and related #ZedCred moves, it's possible that "what's best for learners" goes beyond instructor-led no-cost courses in institutional programs using no-cost textbooks. I know it may sound radical. I just need healthy doses of bell hooks, Ivan Illich, and Paolo Freire.