NOTE: This position has now been filled. Thanks for your interest, and keep an eye out for future opportunities at the Rebus Foundation. The Rebus Foundation is a Montreal-based non-profit focused on tech, books, open education and open culture. We are looking for a Marketing Manager, with 3-5 years relevant experience, to start a newKeep reading “We’re Hiring: Rebus Foundation Marketing Manager (CLOSED)”
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We’re Hiring: Rebus Reader Product Manager (CLOSED)
NOTE: This position has now been filled. Thanks for your interest, and keep an eye out for future opportunities at the Rebus Foundation. The Rebus Foundation is a Montreal-based non-profit focused on tech, books, open education and open culture. We are looking for a Product Manager for a new software development project: “Rebus Reader: AnKeep reading “We’re Hiring: Rebus Reader Product Manager (CLOSED)”
Introducing Rebus Projects: A Custom Project Management Tool for Open Textbook Creators
We are very excited to unveil Rebus Projects, new web-based software that we think will be a better way to manage open textbook/OER publishing projects, and gather and organize contributors and collaborators. The platform is currently in beta (meaning it’s still in development! And there will be bugs!), and your feedback will be critical toKeep reading “Introducing Rebus Projects: A Custom Project Management Tool for Open Textbook Creators”
A Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students Wins 2018 Open Education Consortium Award for Excellence
We just found out that the Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students that Rebus Community released last summer has won the 2018 Open Education Awards for Excellence in the Open Textbook category. This resource could not have come together without contributors Robin DeRosa, Rajiv Jhangiani, Timothy Robbins, David Squires, Julie Ward, Anna Andrzejewski, SamaraKeep reading “A Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students Wins 2018 Open Education Consortium Award for Excellence”
New Research from the Rebus Foundation: An Open Approach to Scholarly Reading and Knowledge Management
A little over a year ago, The Rebus Foundation embarked on a research and development project to prototype an open, web-based reading system, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Scholarly Communications program. Our main goals with this project were to clearly identify and understand the different players involved in the publication, distribution, andKeep reading “New Research from the Rebus Foundation: An Open Approach to Scholarly Reading and Knowledge Management”
Copy Editor Needed for the Antología abierta de literatura hispana
Last semester, a number of instructors ran an assignment to expand the Antología abierta de literatura hispana (Open Anthology of Hispanic Literature, AALH). The AALH is a collection of public-domain texts from the Hispanic world, with critical introductions and annotations in Spanish by undergraduate students in Julie Ward’s Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Culture course atKeep reading “Copy Editor Needed for the Antología abierta de literatura hispana”
Reviewers Needed: Media, Culture, Society & You
Rebus is supporting peer review for the Media, Society, Culture and You open textbook, authored by Mark Poepsel of Southern Illinois University. Currently we’re seeking a few peer reviewers for these chapters: Music Recording, “Sharing,” and the Information Economy Radio Broadcasting, Podcasting, and “Superbug Media” Digital Gaming Advertising, Public Relations and Propaganda If you’re interested in participating,Keep reading “Reviewers Needed: Media, Culture, Society & You”
Open Education Week Global Web-a-thon: A First Look at Rebus’ Project Tools!
Our own Zoe, project manager at the Rebus Community, will be speaking during the Open Education Week Global Web-a-thon on March 8/9/10 (depending on your time zone). In this session, she’ll give a sneak-peek of a new platform to support the collaborative creation of open textbook projects. The platform will launch in beta soon, soKeep reading “Open Education Week Global Web-a-thon: A First Look at Rebus’ Project Tools!”
Updates: Open AmLit Anthology, Media Innovation OT & January Office Hours
Catch Tim Robbins at MLA18 with an update on The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature! This unique open textbook project has come a long way since Robin DeRosa and her students put together the first version of The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature. Rebus has been supporting the anthology’s expansion, with Timothy Robbins as the leadKeep reading “Updates: Open AmLit Anthology, Media Innovation OT & January Office Hours”
Rebus Open Projects Move Forward
First edition of Media Innovation & Entrepreneurship Open Textbook Available for Adoption! The first edition of Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship is now available for spring 2018 adoption! The book is available free in various digital formats on the book’s homepage, and will be available in print-on-demand in December 2017. Lead editors Michelle Ferrier of Ohio University and Elizabeth Mays of the RebusKeep reading “Rebus Open Projects Move Forward “