Open Textbook Library

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Description

Transform higher education and student learning. Open textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used and adapted. Download, edit and distribute them at no cost.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

Textbooks in the Open Textbook Library are considered open because they are free to use and distribute, and are licensed to be freely adapted or changed with proper attribution.

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Center for Open Education, College of Education and Human Development, and University of Minnesota (2021). Open textbook library. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/open-textbook-library/

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Teaching and Assessment for Learning Checklists aimed at early career & seasoned lecturers. The checklists provide guidance & reliable curated resources for lecturers who want to deliver an engaging and positive learning experience for their students. They act as a guide to check existing approaches, and help analyse how improvements can be made.

This open educational resource provides a step-by-step guide to cataloguing three-dimensional physical objects — primarily material samples — in Koha, the open-source Library Management System.

Title: Gasta Talks – Open Education in Practice
Chaired by: Dr Tom Farrelly (MTU)

Short, high-energy 5-minute lightning talks designed to encourage broad participation and rapid sharing of ideas and experiences.

– Ken McCarthy (SETU)* – Open by Design: A Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education
– Angélica Rísquez (UL)* – Why Open Still Matters (Just Differently)
– Susan Horgan (MTU)* – Digital Inclusion in Online Learning
– Carina Ginty (ATU)* – Unlock Your Digital & Green Superpowers: Explore the AREA Discovery Tool
– Michael Costello (MTU)* – Partnership to Practice: Developing OER at MTU

Keynote Title: Opening the Future: Equity, Sustainability, and Promise in Higher Education
Speaker: Dr Robin DeRosa

Dr Robin DeRosa is the Executive Director of the Open Education Network , a global organization based out of the University of Minnesota that facilitates community care and collective action in open education to empower faculty, remove barriers to learning and knowledge-sharing, and enhance student success.

https://robinderosa.net/
https://open.umn.edu/oen