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OER Digest- May 27, 2021

From Cailyn Nagle (PIRG) | Volume 130 | May 27, 2021

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CALIFORNIA: Governor Gavin Newsome released the revised version of his budget which includes $115 million in support for open educational resources and zero textbook cost degree pathways.This comes after an unexpected surplus in the state budget and is eight times larger than the original proposed funding in the first budget. While the final budget will need to be created and passed by the legislature, this is a firm statement of support for open from the state’s executive branch. Read more →

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OER Digest – May 14th, 2019

From Bilan Jama (CC USA) | Volume 129 | May 14th, 2021

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UNESCO RECOMMENDATION: This week, the Intergovernmental Special Committee Meeting of UNESCO approved the draft text of a Recommendation on Open Science. The Recommendation outlines common definition, shared values, principles and standards for Open Science at the international level and proposes a set of actions conducive to a fair and equitable operationalization of Open Science at individual, institutional, national, regional and international levels. The Recommendation explicitly recognizes OER within the definition of Open Scientific Knowledge, building on the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources adopted in 2019. Read more “OER Digest – May 14th, 2019” →

OER Digest- May 27, 2021

OER Digest – May 14th, 2019

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