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LibreTexts and OpenRN Partner on New Project to Expand ADAPT for Nursing Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Rogers, LibreTexts Outreach Coordinator Email: jrogers@libretexts.org LibreTexts Project Announces Partnership with Open RN/Next Gen RN Project Partnership utilizes a customized instance of LibreTexts open homework system, ADAPT, so faculty can create formative, openly licensed assessments for nursing students [DAVIS, CA, March 6, 2023] “The LibreTexts Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 2 weeks2 weeks ago

Feature Announcement

LibreTexts Announces New Grant to Expand ADAPT

The LibreTexts team is excited to announce that we have been awarded $4 million over the next four years from the California Education Learning Lab (CELL) to significantly scale up ADAPT, the open homework and learning system built to complement the texts in our libraries and enhance the utility of the greater LibreVerse. This Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 3 weeks3 weeks ago

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LibreTexts Announces New OpenEd Week 2023 Schedule of Events

Join the LibreTexts team as we host a new series of webinars for OpenEd Week, March 6-10, 2023. All sessions will be synchronous and recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel. Registration is not required. Account creation in one or more LibreTexts Libraries is strongly encouraged prior to some sessions as Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 2 months1 week ago

OER Community News

Happy New Year from The LibreTexts Team

In 2022 the LibreTexts project grew to include new technologies like our Commons&Conductor catalog and project management system, our H5P studio, LibreStudio, and the official launch of our open homework and assessment system, ADAPT. Collectively, the technologies that make up the larger LibreVerse reached over half a billion page views Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 2 months3 weeks ago

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LibreTexts Team Member Paul Seeburger to Present at JMM in Boston

LibreTexts is pleased to announce Paul Seeburger’s upcoming presentation at JMM in Boston, MA on January 6, 2023. His presentation, “Customizing an Online OER Textbook for Differential Equations on the LibreTexts Platform,” will cover how to use the LibreTexts OER textbook platform to make it easy to customize an existing Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 3 months3 months ago

Feature Announcement

LibreTexts Announces New ADAPT Workshops with the ASCCC OERI

The LibreTexts team is happy to announce four new, in-person workshops co-sponsored by the ASCCC OERI. These workshops will showcase LibreTexts’ ADAPT and LibreStudio platforms sponsored by the California Education Learning Lab (CELL) as free homework assessment platforms for all California instructors and students. We will demonstrate how instructors can Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 5 months3 months ago

Feature Announcement

LibreTexts Schedules In-Person and Virtual LibreFests for June and July

The LibreTexts team is excited to announce a new, in-person LibreFest to be held at Hope College situated in the beautiful downtown area of Holland, MI, just minutes from the shores of Lake Michigan and less than an hour from Grand Rapids, from Monday June 27 – Wednesday June 29. Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 1 year9 months ago

Feature Announcement

LibreTexts Announces New OpenEd Week 2022 Schedule

Join the LibreTexts team as we host a new series of webinars for OpenEd Week, March 7-11, 2022. All sessions will be synchronous and recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel. Registration is not required. Account creation in one or more LibreTexts Libraries is strongly encouraged prior to some Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 1 year12 months ago

Feature Announcement

Mr. Paul Seeburger Partners with LibreTexts for New Math Mini Course

Join Mr. Paul Seeburger, Professor of Mathematics at Monroe Community College, for Creating and Adapting OER Textbooks for Math Courses Using the LibreTexts Platform. This course will be held virtually Tuesday, July 6, 2:30 – 4:30 ET, and Thursday, July 8, 2:30 – 4:30 ET. Registration is $15 for MAA members Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 2 years2 years ago

Faculty Profile Series

Faculty Profile: Pamela Scheffler

Dr. Pamela Scheffler is an ecologist by trade. She is also a professor of Geography, Biology, and Environmental Science, as well as Tropical Ecosystem and Agroforestry Management (TEAM) at Hawaii Community College. Most of her courses do not require a textbook as traditionally texts have been hard to find in Read more…

By Jennifer Rogers, 2 years2 years ago