Connexions allows authors, educators, and learners to access a rich repository of open-licensed content modules to create free, customized textbooks, courses, and learning materials.
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Connexions would like to congratulate the Open Education Cup Winners!
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The results of the Open Education Cup 2008-2009 have been announced in a press release on HPCwire. Congratulations to Tim Stitt, Ph.D., of the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) and Kenneth Leroy Busbee of Houston Community College, the winners of this year's cup. ...
Connexions Connexions 2nd Annual Conference -- Save the Date
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Rice University, Houston, Texas, USABuild your CommunityOver 1,700 authors are developing, publishing, and sharing educational content used by 1.2 million people all over the world. ...
Connexions is reading all about students using Collaborative Statistics.
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This feature article in the Hewlett Foundation news shows how students at community colleges around the country have saved approximately $80,000 by using a single open textbook from Connexions. Collaborative ...
Connexions is all in the hips.
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Previously on the Connexions blog, we brought you an update on the Siyavula project and their Teachers' Weekend workshop, where teachers were trained to use Connexions to upload and share curriculum in South Africa. ...
Connexions is hard at work on the next batch of new features, including a totally redesigned help center and new collection structures. Check it out!
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For those of you who have been following the blog for while, you've probably noticed that we haven't been posting quite as much of late. There are two big reasons for this.First, we recently said goodbye ...
Connexions is better than free.
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So I was sitting on my couch, reading another article about Robert Bobb's fight to save Detroit's public schools, this time with a little bit of help of one William Cosby Jr., Ed.D. And I'm struck again ...
Connexions author Albert Van Helden scores a number one hit on Google! Are YOU feeling lucky?
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Today marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first demonstration of his telescope, and those of you using Google today may have noticed their homage:
Connexions explains the choice to use the CC-by (attribution only) license ...
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When we say that Connexions offers users access to "free textbooks and learning materials", most people assume that we're talking about materials that can be used without paying for them. And that's certainly ...
Connexions now supports Google Analytics!
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Authors can now add their Google Analytics tracking code to the metadata page of their modules and collections in order to keep track of and analyze traffic to their content. For more information on how to use this feature, please see our Google Analytics help page.
Connexions recently released updates to the content-viewing interface. Check it out and let us know what you think!
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If you've visited a Connexions module or collection since yesterday evening, you may have noticed that the Content Actions box has mysteriously disappeared. Don't worry, though-- its useful features have ...
Connexions congratulates author Kenny Felder for his success as part of California's Free Digital Textbook Initiative!
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Congratulations to Connexions author Kenny Felder! His book, Advanced Algebra II, was submitted as part of California Gov. Schwarzenegger's Digital Textbook Initiative. Earlier today the governor's office, ...
Connexions offers a few reasons why, for many authors, giving your work away is actually better than selling it:
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One of the best parts of my job here at Connexions is explaining our philosophy and commitment to open education to potential authors, educators, and students. This is one of the easiest things I've ever ...
Connexions featured on KHOU's morning show:
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Connexions was featured this morning on KHOU's 11 News This Morning Early Edition as part of its ongoing "School Zone" series. Connexions Executive Director Joel Thierstein was on camera to explain how ...
Connexions You can add Connexions to your browser's search bar. We've posted instructions for Firefox, but it will work in IE 7 and up, too!
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Did you know that you can add Connexions to your browser's search bar? Thanks to Connexions' support of the OpenSearch standard, you can use your favorite browser (or any OpenSearch-enabled software) to scour the repository for your favorite modules and collections.
Connexions congratulates founder Rich Baraniuk for winning the World Technology Award for Education!
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Who knew that Connexions' own Dr. Rich Baraniuk was causing such a commotion in the technology world? Congradulations, Rich, on being a World Technology Award winner!
