>From the OER Consortium... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Judy Baker <bakerj...@foothill.edu> Date: Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM Subject: [Free-Textbooks] Open Textbook Meetup Invitation To: freetextbo...@freeculture.org
Open Textbook Meetup Invitation The Community College Open Textbook Project ( http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org), California Digital Marketplace ( http://www.21st-digitalmarketplace.com/index.html), and the Open Knowledge Foundation (http://www.okfn.org/ ) invite those with an interest in repositories for open textbooks to a meeting on Wednesday, May 20th at 1:30 - 3:30 pm PDT (2130-2330 GMT or 2230-0030 CET). In particular, we want to coordinate metatagging, interoperability, accessibility, and repository efforts for open textbooks. Tenative Agenda * Welcome and Meeting Purpose: To facilitate coordination of metatagging, interoperability, accessibility, and repository efforts for open textbooks * Introductions: Name of attendee, Organizational affiliation, Organization's goals and needs * Identify and summarize common goals and needs * Share metatagging, interoperability, and accessibility guidelines for OER repositories * Target 20 high-enrollment general education (transferable) courses for open textbook development How to Attend You can attend in-person on the Foothill College campus or virtually via internet/teleconference (meeting will be archived for access later). * To attend in-person, please contact Jacky Hood, CCOT Project Director (hoodjackyl...@fhda.edu) for a temporary parking permit and directions. * For virtual attendance, see the Login Guide ( http://www.cccconfer.org/pdfEL/Participants_Students-Connect_to_Your_Online_Sessions.pdf ) and Participant Guide ( http://www.cccconfer.org/pdfEL/Participants_Students-Quick_Reference_Overview.pdf ). Virtual Attendance Instructions Teleconference > Dial your telephone conference line: (888) 886-3951 > Enter your passcode: 228240 Internet > Go to www.cccconfer.org. > Click the Participant Log In button under the Meet & Confer logo > Locate your meeting and click Go. > Fill out the form and enter the password: 228240 Judy Baker, Dean Foothill Global Access Distance and Mediated Learning Foothill College 650.949.7749 bakerj...@foothill.edu www.foothillglobalaccess.org http://oerconsortium.org If you love knowledge, set it free! _______________________________________________ freetextbooks mailing list freetextbo...@freeculture.org http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freetextbooks _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
