Jan 9, 2023 | Open Educational Resources
By Cailyn Nagle As 2023 begins, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the successes and opportunities that 2022 presented. It was a big year for open educational resources (OER)—from OpenStax becoming the fourth largest publisher of textbooks to OER outpacing...
Jan 4, 2023 | Open Educational Resources, Spark Grants
The Michelson 20MM OER Initiative is kicking off 2023 alongside Creative Commons (CC) and the California Community College’s (CCC) Academic Senate’s Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI) with the CC Certificate Bootcamp at Skyline College in San Bruno, CA,...
Oct 14, 2022 | Open Educational Resources
By Cailyn Nagle Growing up, Star Trek was always on. My Mom is a Trekkie, which means I am too. It feels like I inherited a love for the series in the same way that I inherited eye color or curly hair. Gene Rodenberry dreamed of a future that included androids and...
Jun 9, 2022 | Open Educational Resources, Spark Grants
In the spirit of open and a more collaborative model of grant making, the Michelson 20MM Foundation has begun working with a committee of community advisors to guide our work. Over the past decade, grantmakers have sought to be more in step with the communities...
Apr 19, 2022 | Open Educational Resources, Spark Grants
Dr. Jacob Jenkins, Dr. Luis Sánchez, Dr. Megan Schraedley, Dr. Jamie Hannans, Ms. Nitzan Navick, and Ms. Jade Young released a report in 2020 that explored how textbook costs impact students from historically marginalized backgrounds at Hispanic- Serving Institutions...
