Rebus Community is in many ways a perfect bridge between publishing, education, academia, and knowledge exchange—a collective effort that makes a tangible difference in people’s lives. As Publishing Liaison, my role is to provide support and guidance to those working on open textbook projects. The specifics vary from team to team, but the through lineKeep reading “A Shared Belief in Publishing Openly”
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March Office Hours: Publishing Programs on Campus (Audio Transcript)
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Making books to build communities, building communities to make books.
Brewster Kahle, of the Internet Archive, gave a talk back in 2004 titled, “Universal Access to All Human Knowledge,” arguing that new web technologies could help realize a world in which all knowledge would be available to anyone for free. Brewster’s vision was a core inspiration for the past decade and a half of myKeep reading “Making books to build communities, building communities to make books.”
3, 2, 1… Rebus Re-launch!
This week marks an exciting moment in the history and future of Rebus Community. Even as we re-launch our open textbook publishing platform today, we’re working on future changes that will make it ever more robust, inclusive, and dynamic. We want it to be both useful and inspirational, a landing pad and a launch padKeep reading “3, 2, 1… Rebus Re-launch!”
An Update from the Team: Part II
If you read our last update, you’ll know that a lot has been going on here at Rebus, with a great deal of thinking, planning, and development for our future. In about a week, we’ll announce the next incarnation of the Rebus Community platform, a renovation that we’re excited to show off. It’s the firstKeep reading “An Update from the Team: Part II”
Open Ed Week 2019
We have been deeply engaged in the development of the Rebus Community platform and in writing the documentation that accompanies it, and we’re very excited for the opportunity to share that work as part of Open Ed Week 2019. Join us in celebrating OER from March 4th to 8th—a great chance to meet new people,Keep reading “Open Ed Week 2019”
February Office Hours: Developing Maintenance Plans for Published Open Textbooks (Audio Transcript)
Watch the video recording of this Office Hours session, or keep reading for a full transcript. Note: If anyone would prefer to not be associated with their comments in this transcript, please contact Apurva (apurva@rebus.foundation) as soon as possible and we will remove any names or other identifying information. Audio Transcript Speakers: Josie Gray LizKeep reading “February Office Hours: Developing Maintenance Plans for Published Open Textbooks (Audio Transcript)”
An Update from the Team: Part I
A lot has been going on here at Rebus headquarters in Montreal, and we felt like it was time to give you an update about some of the exciting things that are happening. Over the coming weeks, keep your eyes on our Twitter feed and on the Rebus Community Newsletter, where all the details willKeep reading “An Update from the Team: Part I”
New podcast conversation with Hugh McGuire
Check out this podcast from Mongoose, in which Rebus co-founder Hugh McGuire talks with Greg Bauch about what we have learned from the evolution of online file sharing. The two also discuss the benefits of creating and sharing open textbooks, the opportunities for open education, and some of the goals we’re working toward. If youKeep reading “New podcast conversation with Hugh McGuire”
January 2019 Office Hours: OER Policy Redux (Audio Transcript)
Watch the video recording of this Office Hours session, or keep reading for a full transcript. Huge thanks to Mei Lin for producing the captions and transcript for this recording. Note: If anyone would prefer to not be associated with their comments in this transcript, please contact Apurva (apurva@rebus.foundation) as soon as possible and weKeep reading “January 2019 Office Hours: OER Policy Redux (Audio Transcript)”