Sharing the "Open Course Library" press call information here. Note: the recording of the call is linked below.
Cable ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sherry Nelson <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 2:30 PM Subject: Open Course Library press call follow-up Good afternoon:**** ** ** The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges was pleased to announce completion of the Open Course Library<http://opencourselibrary.org/>during a press call today. **** ** ** As promised during the call, the latest Updated Cost Analysis of the Open Course Library<http://studentpirgs.org/resources/updated-cost-analysis-open-course-library>from Student PIRGS (Public Interest Research Groups), is now available. *Key finding:* The Open Course Library has saved students $5.5 million in textbook costs to date, including $2.9 million during the 2012-2013 academic year alone. The vast majority, $5.1 million of these savings are within the Washington community and technical colleges.**** ** ** If you weren’t able to join us this morning, the recording is now available: OCL media conference call, April 30, 2013 [MP3]<http://168.156.9.142/general/Conf_recorded_on_Apr_30_2013_12-11PM.mp3> .**** ** ** The news release has been revised with the Student PIRGS report and conference call file links: Washington state community and technical colleges announces 81-course library of free and low-cost educational resources[image: pdf]<http://www.sbctc.edu/general/documents/OpenCourseLibrary_FINAL_04302013.pdf> **** ** ** At the bottom of the news release you will find links to information you may find useful in localizing a story to your media area:**** **· **OCL Courses and Faculty Contacts by College<http://opencourselibrary.org/course-and-faculty-contacts-by-college> **** **· **OCL Fact Sheet and Success Stories<http://opencourselibrary.org/fact-sheet-and-success-stories> **** **· **Tacoma CC Liberate $250k<http://www.tacomacc.edu/abouttcc/newsandevents/campusnews/?storyid=722> **** ** ** Thank you again for your interest. Feel free to contact me or Connie Broughton if you have questions.**** ** ** Best regards,**** ~ Sherry**** **** *Sherry Nelson* *| *communications and outreach associate** Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges 1300 Quince St SE · PO Box 42495 · Olympia WA 98504-2495 [email protected] *|* p (360) 704-4308 *|** *f (360) 704-4415 *|* c (206) 369-6509**** » checkoutacollege.com » sbctc.edu » twitter.com/SBCTCWashington **** ** ** Cc: Panelists**** PIOs**** SBCTC OER staff**** ================ Cable Green, PhD Director of Global Learning Creative Commons @cgreen <http://twitter.com/cgreen> http://creativecommons.org/education -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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