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Tina Ulrich

Textbook Costs Hurt Student Achievement, Study Finds - Inside School Research - Educati... - 0 views

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    Textbook funding affecting success in K-12 CA schools
Tina Ulrich

http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/ModelDraft.pdf - 0 views

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    The 2012 Promise of Open Access Textbooks: A Model for Success Florida Virtual Campus document with plan for open textbooks. Very detailed, a great model for us.
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    "an organization dedicated to increasing student success and improving the affordability of education through the adoption of open educational resources"
Tina Ulrich

Lumen's Open Course Frameworks - 3 views

  • Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Sociology Introduction to Biology Introduction to Public Speaking/Speech Communication Introduction to Business Introduction to Economics (Micro & Macro) College Algebra English Composition I English Composition II US History I US History II Introduction to Computer Applications College Literacy College Success Developmental Reading Developmental Writing
  • Faculty from around the country are working together with Lumen to develop dozens of other Open Courses in time for Fall 2014 adoption. 
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    Sixteen introductory courses.
Tina Ulrich

Education | The Kresge Foundation - 0 views

  • Our Education Program focuses on expanding student access to higher education and opening avenues to academic success, particularly for those historically left out of the picture
  • New technology presents apparently limitless opportunities for interactivity and access to books, lectures, and libraries from anywhere in the world and is rapidly changing the traditional model of higher education.
  • We want to propel more low-income, first-generation, underrepresented students into two- and four-year institutions and ensure they have the skills and support to stay and graduate.
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  • We seek to build the capacity of institutions whose primary missions are to serve low-income, underrepresented, underprepared, and first-generation college students.
  • We want to help institutions lower the cost of delivering an education while retaining or enhancing quality.
  • We most often award grants in collaboration with other funders and support established organizations.
  • South Africa is our sole international effort.
  • We look for groups of institutions or partnerships designed to broadly increase graduation rates.
  • We provide support for innovations in online education
  • The Education team is deeply engaged with the sector and makes every effort to be aware of emerging and ongoing initiatives with the potential to advance postsecondary attainment.
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