Rebus, like many others in the field, has been reflecting on the current policy environment in the United States and Canada that may impact and add challenges to our Open Education efforts. We are witnessing shrinking budgets, layoffs, uncertainty around the longevity of programs, and a growing worry about how we can continue to showKeep reading “Sliding Scale Announcement”
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New OER on Efficacy: Beyond the Horizon
We are thrilled to announce the publication of a new resource for administrators, librarians, coordinators, and educators of open education and initiatives interested in the efficacy of open educational resources (OER): Beyond the Horizon: Broadening Our Understanding of OER Efficacy! Beyond the Horizon encourages readers to examine the potential and influence of OER — includingKeep reading “New OER on Efficacy: Beyond the Horizon”
Overview of Making Ripples: What’s in new OER Guide
Rebus is delighted to announce the release of Making Ripples: A Guidebook to Challenge Status Quo in OER Creation. Making Ripples is a short resource designed to emphasize the importance and value of critically evaluating your practice. It gives you opportunity to reflect, identify strategies for action, and locate resources and community members to connectKeep reading “Overview of Making Ripples: What’s in new OER Guide”
Curtain Call: Office Hours with OEN & Rebus
After 59 sessions with 145+ speakers and 1300+ attendees, we are sad to say goodbye to OER Office Hours. Since 2017, Rebus Community and Open Education Network have collaborated to co-host free, monthly webinars to discuss varied approaches to OER training, initiatives, and open publishing in various discipline areas. Office Hours has been a spaceKeep reading “Curtain Call: Office Hours with OEN & Rebus”
Rebus Facilitates OER that Make Students Feel Seen
The open publishing projects we support not only enhance the educational experiences of students, they also help students feel seen and supported on a personal level. One such project is a university-level LGBTQ+ studies textbook entitled Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach. Deb Amory, a cultural anthropologist and professor at SUNY Empire State College,Keep reading “Rebus Facilitates OER that Make Students Feel Seen”
Transcript: From OER Learner to Leader
This is the audio transcript of the pre-recorded session “From OER Learner to Leader” during the Open Education Conference 2021 (#OpenEd21). Watch the recording on YouTube and join in the conversation on Twitter! Speakers Monica Brown Apurva Ashok Transcript Monica: Hi, everyone! Thank you so much for joining us today. My name is Monica BrownKeep reading “Transcript: From OER Learner to Leader”
Transcript: OER Discovery and Remix
This is the audio transcript of the pre-recorded session “OER Discover and Remix: How to find and create the right blend of OER for your classroom” during the Open Education Global 2021 Conference (#OEGlobal21). Watch the recording on YouTube and join in the discussion on OEG Connect or Twitter! Speakers Monica Brown Amy Song TranscriptKeep reading “Transcript: OER Discovery and Remix”
Transforming Humanities Texts: Join the Team!
This project is part of the February 2021 Textbook Success Program cohort. Transforming Humanities Texts is a new project designed by Dr. Mary Isbell to bring open pedagogy into conversation with scholarly editing to support courses in disciplines including philosophy, literature, history, music, religion, and cultural studies. Her goal is to encourage rigorous (also, authentic and enjoyable) reading experiences for studentsKeep reading “Transforming Humanities Texts: Join the Team!”
Writing and Publishing in Digital Environments: Now Inviting Contributors Across Disciplines!
Are you a college instructor who helps students learn how to write or design for the web? Help us build an interdisciplinary open textbook that will serve as a vital resource for students! We are currently seeking short section contributions for the textbook, Writing and Publishing in Digital Environments. This project is part of theKeep reading “Writing and Publishing in Digital Environments: Now Inviting Contributors Across Disciplines!”
We’re Hiring! Front-end Developer (Rebus Ink) [CLOSED]
About Rebus Foundation The Rebus Foundation is a registered charity, established in 2016 with the mandate to reimagine the publishing ecosystem based on open principles. Rebus is a mission driven organization with a strong and active commitment to serving the scholarly research and higher education communities in innovative, responsive ways. We are a small teamKeep reading “We’re Hiring! Front-end Developer (Rebus Ink) [CLOSED]”