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A far-away look at a person giving a presentation in front of a large screen

Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation

Journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic relied on research that had yet to be peer reviewed

Alice Fleerackers, Simon Fraser University and Lauren A Maggio, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Open learning, open access, and open source, Public engagement, Students, Teaching and learning

How social sciences and humanities programs can prepare students for employment

Sandra Lapointe, McMaster University

Involving social sector organizations in students’ experiential learning allows students to develop important skills, and this can also serve as a community […]

Open learning, open access, and open source, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning

Online learning has changed the way students work — we need to change definitions of ‘cheating’ too

Linda Rowan, Massey University and Fiona Murray, Massey University

www.shutterstock.com As university students wait on their mid-year exam results, some will no doubt be thinking about more than just passing. Since […]

Online education, Open learning, open access, and open source, Tuition and student fees

Students facing challenges coping with online education during the pandemic

Chantelle Cruzat-Whervin

For those attending and teaching post-secondary education, there has been significant adaptation required during the pandemic. With classes over videoconference being the […]

Open learning, open access, and open source, Teaching and learning

“Mind the gap”: The four modes of successful online teaching

Dianne Conrad

This the final article in a three-part series. Read parts one and two. At the end of part two, I promised a […]

Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Intellectual property, Journals and publishing, Open learning, open access, and open source, Students

Textbooks could be free if universities rewarded professors for writing them

James M. Skidmore, University of Waterloo

Universities have a responsibility to reduce barriers in student learning, and one way to do this is through creating textbooks that […]

Open learning, open access, and open source, Technology, Tuition and student fees

Why do college textbooks cost so much? 7 questions answered

Amie Freeman, University of South Carolina

Textbook prices are taking a toll on student finances. alphaspirit/Shutterstock.com Editor’s note: The high price of college textbooks has long been a […]

Journals and publishing, Online education, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation

University of California’s break with the biggest academic publisher could shake up scholarly publishing for good

MacKenzie Smith, University of California, Davis

Libraries subscribe digitally to academic journals – and are left with nothing in the stacks when the contract expires. Eric Chan/Flickr, CC […]

Journals and publishing, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation

All publicly funded research could soon be free for you, the taxpayer, to read

Ritesh Chugh, CQUniversity Australia and Kenneth Howah, CQUniversity Australia

The new ‘Plan S’ initiative focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication. from […]

International issues, Open learning, open access, and open source, Students, Teaching and learning

New federal program tackles spiraling costs of college textbooks in U.S.