Comments on: Participate http://www.opentextbook.org A registry of textbooks that anyone can access, reuse and redistribute Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:09:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steven Zucker http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-65864 Steven Zucker Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:33:25 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-65864 <p>Consider adding Smarthistory.org. It won the 2009 Webby for education, uses a creative commons license, is native to the web and invites participation.</p> Consider adding Smarthistory.org. It won the 2009 Webby for education, uses a creative commons license, is native to the web and invites participation.

]]> By: Michael Corral http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-64975 Michael Corral Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:21:05 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-64975 <p>I have written a new, free book, <i>Trigonometry</i>, which is released under the GNU Free Documentation License. You can download the PDF, LaTeX source code, and numerical code samples at the homepage for the book: http://mecmath.net/trig</p> I have written a new, free book, Trigonometry, which is released under the GNU Free Documentation License. You can download the PDF, LaTeX source code, and numerical code samples at the homepage for the book: http://mecmath.net/trig

]]> By: 5 Ways You Can Support Self-Education on the Web http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-61835 5 Ways You Can Support Self-Education on the Web Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:30:16 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-61835 <p>[...] You can help make open textbooks a reality by signing the Make Textbooks Affordable statement or by participating in projects such as OpenTextbooks.org. In addition to contributors, open textbook projects need help contacting current textbook authors to see if they’re interested in making their work available via an open license. [...]</p> [...] You can help make open textbooks a reality by signing the Make Textbooks Affordable statement or by participating in projects such as OpenTextbooks.org. In addition to contributors, open textbook projects need help contacting current textbook authors to see if they’re interested in making their work available via an open license. [...]

]]> By: Antonia http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-60206 Antonia Mon, 11 May 2009 07:55:02 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-60206 <p>The idea of open/free textbooks is great. There are many sites on the web where one or the other book is already available free for download. Lately I came across the website bookboon.com. On that site there are more than 100 books on several areas of study all written by professors as they say. I think it is worth to be added to your link list.</p> The idea of open/free textbooks is great. There are many sites on the web where one or the other book is already available free for download. Lately I came across the website bookboon.com. On that site there are more than 100 books on several areas of study all written by professors as they say. I think it is worth to be added to your link list.

]]> By: David Eck http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-14568 David Eck Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:04:48 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-14568 <p>I suggest listing my Java programming textbook, which is published under a Creative Commons license. It's available in an on-line version at http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/ and as a PDF through a link at the bottom of that page. There is also an open textbook on theoretical computer science, available as PDF only, at http://math.hws.edu/FoundationsOfComputation/</p> I suggest listing my Java programming textbook, which is published under a Creative Commons license. It’s available in an on-line version at http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/ and as a PDF through a link at the bottom of that page. There is also an open textbook on theoretical computer science, available as PDF only, at http://math.hws.edu/FoundationsOfComputation/

]]> By: Gary Dunn http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-14464 Gary Dunn Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:14:15 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-14464 <p>The Open Slate Project is about using the open-source process to integrate computer technology into the K-12 classroom, with some help from college students. The Slate is the essential hardware piece. Student slates are linked by a wireless network and capable of accessing Chalk Dust, the educational software and courseware portion of the project. To help bootstrap the Chalk Dust courseware we have set up a <a href="http://wiki.openslate.net" rel="nofollow">wiki</a> and will begin working with K-12 homeschoolers this Fall.</p> <p>Please add the <a href="http://openslate.net" rel="nofollow">Open Slate Project</a> to your links page.</p> The Open Slate Project is about using the open-source process to integrate computer technology into the K-12 classroom, with some help from college students. The Slate is the essential hardware piece. Student slates are linked by a wireless network and capable of accessing Chalk Dust, the educational software and courseware portion of the project. To help bootstrap the Chalk Dust courseware we have set up a wiki and will begin working with K-12 homeschoolers this Fall.

Please add the Open Slate Project to your links page.

]]> By: Caroline sutton http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-10198 Caroline sutton Thu, 22 May 2008 07:40:01 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-10198 <p>I would like to suggest a recently published book, which is intended as a textbook for graduate students in several fields, including Pharmacology. The book is titled Drug Acceptor Interactions and is written by Professor Niels Bindslev at Copenhagen University. The link to the full text published under a Creative Commons license is: www.co-action.net/books/bindslev. Thank you for developing this site!</p> I would like to suggest a recently published book, which is intended as a textbook for graduate students in several fields, including Pharmacology. The book is titled Drug Acceptor Interactions and is written by Professor Niels Bindslev at Copenhagen University. The link to the full text published under a Creative Commons license is: http://www.co-action.net/books/bindslev. Thank you for developing this site!

]]> By: Jonathan Gray http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-7870 Jonathan Gray Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:19:50 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-7870 <p>Well spotted JF - I will update this!</p> <p>Many thanks for the link Michael - I will post about it now.</p> Well spotted JF – I will update this!

Many thanks for the link Michael – I will post about it now.

]]> By: Michael http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-7835 Michael Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:44:39 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-7835 <p>I have a free third-semester calculus book which I wrote for a class I taught last year. The title is <i>Vector Calculus</i>, and it is released under the GNU Free Documentation License. You can download the PDF at the project page for the book: <a href="http://www.mecmath.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.mecmath.net</a></p> I have a free third-semester calculus book which I wrote for a class I taught last year. The title is Vector Calculus, and it is released under the GNU Free Documentation License. You can download the PDF at the project page for the book: http://www.mecmath.net

]]> By: John Fitzpatrick http://www.opentextbook.org/participate/comment-page-1/#comment-7825 John Fitzpatrick Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:16:36 +0000 http://blog.opentextbook.org/participate/#comment-7825 <p>It appears that someone may have hijacked the Open Tex Project link under "links" at your site.</p> <p>JF</p> It appears that someone may have hijacked the Open Tex Project link under “links” at your site.

JF

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