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		<title>Saylor Foundation Announces Expansion of Open Textbook Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Press Release: Greetings! I write to you today with exciting news: the Saylor Foundation is kicking off a new way for authors and college professors to participate in our Open Textbook Challenge. Based on feedback we&#8217;ve received from interested individuals across the globe, we are pleased to announce today that we have a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exemplary Leadership in Open Education Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. News and World Report recently  printed an article entitled, &#8220;Open-Source Textbooks Most Affordable for Community College Students&#8221;  with the subtitle, &#8221; &#8216;Open&#8217; learning resources are more economical than e-textbooks, education advocates say.&#8221;  Within the article the writer, Joanne Jacobs , quotes and notes several of these &#8220;education advocates&#8221;, including Jacky Hood, Tom Caswell, Martha [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pearson Foundation Survey Shows Students Still Favor Print</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pearson Foundation&#8217;s Survey on Students and Tablets, conducted in March 2011,  states: The major conclusions are as follows: 1. College students believe that tablet computers will transform learning. 2. A majority of students in both college and high school are interested in owning a tablet. 3. College students who own tablets believe that the devices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saylor Foundation Announces Wave II of the Multi-Million Dollar Open Textbook Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: March 18, 20122 :  Deadline Extended to May 31, 2012 By Saylor&#8217;s Camie Rodan (November 15, 2011) Saylor.org has launched the second wave of its Open Textbook Challenge! Open Textbook Challenge encourages college textbook authors to openly license their textbooks under a CC-BY license in exchange for a $20,000 award. Submitted texts must align with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saylor Foundation Needs College Textbook Peer Reviewers &#8211; WAVE II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who: The Saylor Foundation, Washington DC. What: Academic Textbook Peer Reviewers for the $20K Open Textbook Challenge Where: Global When: Wave II submissions due January 31, 2012. Will continue though 2012. Why: Equal access to free, high quality college courses with aligned textbooks How: See below. The Saylor Foundation needs PhD and MA/MS college instructors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Submit Your Textbook to the $20,000 Saylor Foundation Open Textbook Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Saylor Foundation $20K Open Textbook Challenge!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Saylor Foundation announced their $20k Open Textbook Challenge today, Tuesday, September 6, 2011.  They are looking for about 200 college-level textbooks that  match their online courseware.  Selected textbooks  receive a $20k award and will be released with a Creative Commons license.  Books will be thoroughly screened for academic value and proper use of licensing.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Really Motivates People (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8220;U.S. should look abroad for education reform, study says&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take note.  Studies are (again) showing that education in the U.S. needs improvements in inputs, not prettier textbooks, fancy online courses, modern schools, or offices.  The following article is by Sharon Noguchi of the San Jose Mercury News.  (5/28/11) http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_18162590 &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Textbook Equity Releases Four More Open Textbook Titles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 06:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Textbook Equity is pleased to announce the release of three more open* textbooks under their own imprint.   They are: “Entrepreneurial Behavior: Transforming an Innovative Idea into an Entrepreneurial Product” “Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective, Financial Accounting&#8221; (Chapt 9 &#8211; 18) “Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective, Financial Accounting&#8221; (Chapt 1-8) “Basic Microeconomics.” These books are free [...]]]></description>
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