Comments for College Open Textbooks BLOG http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog Driving Awareness and Adoption Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 Comment on Hats off to the Global Text Project! by zakaria Nyoni http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/advocating/hats-off-to-the-global-text-project/#comment-661 zakaria Nyoni Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:24:46 +0000 http://collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=1710#comment-661 thank you for creating such a valuable project for us, it has helped me a lot. i am student teacher at Gweru Polytechnic. l managed to download a textbook by Seifert Kelvin and Rosemary Sutton Educational Psychology. thanks a million. thank you for creating such a valuable project for us, it has helped me a lot. i am student teacher at Gweru Polytechnic. l managed to download a textbook by Seifert Kelvin and Rosemary Sutton Educational Psychology. thanks a million.

]]> Comment on Some quick ways to help students afford their textbooks by Trident http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/uncategorized/some-quick-ways-to-help-students-afford-their-textbooks/#comment-659 Trident Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:42:11 +0000 http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=2053#comment-659 The internet is also a great resource for students to use when comparison shopping. Ebay and Amazon may offer more affordable textbook options as well. The internet is also a great resource for students to use when comparison shopping. Ebay and Amazon may offer more affordable textbook options as well.

]]> Comment on MyOpenMath.com, a free and open online homework system for mathematics, now available online! by Dwight Smith http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/uncategorized/myopenmath-com-a-free-and-open-online-homework-system-for-mathematics-now-available-online/#comment-614 Dwight Smith Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:38:32 +0000 http://collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=1814#comment-614 I am teaching online math (mostly Calculus) online using MyMathLab. Is there any free online website that has the same features as MML? The platform that our school uses is Blackboard, but when I try to post my own assignments on it using MathEq, some of the students can't read them -- all they see is whirling wheels. (This happens with me, too.) Also, it is impossible to put animated graphing problems (such as graphing a parabola) on Blackboard myself. Any suggestions? Thanks! I am teaching online math (mostly Calculus) online using MyMathLab.

Is there any free online website that has the same features as MML? The platform that our school uses is Blackboard, but when I try to post my own assignments on it using MathEq, some of the students can’t read them — all they see is whirling wheels. (This happens with me, too.) Also, it is impossible to put animated graphing problems (such as graphing a parabola) on Blackboard myself.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

]]> Comment on The PhysWiki Dynamic Textbook Project by Somnath Bhattacharya http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/oer/the-physwiki-dynamic-textbook-project/#comment-561 Somnath Bhattacharya Sun, 07 Oct 2012 07:01:11 +0000 http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=2186#comment-561 My dear Dr.Kaul; I have been trying to get in touch with you. During my recent visit to P.A.U, I learnt that you have relocated to some other University. If do recall my name and remember me; kindly send your email ID and contact phone number. Thanking You and with Best Regards Somnath Bhattacharya (P.A.U., Alumni) Phone: +91-9820128389 E-Mail: dr.sb@satyajit.co dr.somb@gmail.com My dear Dr.Kaul;
I have been trying to get in touch with you. During my recent visit to P.A.U, I learnt that you have relocated to some other University.
If do recall my name and remember me; kindly send your email ID and contact phone number.
Thanking You and with Best Regards
Somnath Bhattacharya
(P.A.U., Alumni)
Phone: +91-9820128389
E-Mail: dr.sb@satyajit.co
dr.somb@gmail.com

]]> Comment on The PhysWiki Dynamic Textbook Project by hollis sankar http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/oer/the-physwiki-dynamic-textbook-project/#comment-524 hollis sankar Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:07:33 +0000 http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=2186#comment-524 Dear VK Kaul, Does your university offer Phd via Distance to Trinidad and tobago students . We stay here and do degrees from a distance. Please reply. Thank You Hollis Sankar Curriculum Coordinator Science Ministry of Education PS Keep up your good work there in India. Dear VK Kaul,
Does your university offer Phd via Distance to Trinidad and tobago students . We stay here and do degrees from a distance.
Please reply. Thank You
Hollis Sankar
Curriculum Coordinator
Science
Ministry of Education
PS Keep up your good work there in India.

]]> Comment on College Open Textbooks announces OER Basic Training on Friday the 13th by Jacky Hood http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/uncategorized/college-open-textbooks-announces-oer-basic-training-on-friday-the-13th/#comment-518 Jacky Hood Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:39:35 +0000 http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-518 Hello V.K. This session was recorded. Please see http://collegeopentextbooks.ning.com/events/basic-oer-training-and-discussions Regards, Jacky Hello V.K.

This session was recorded. Please see http://collegeopentextbooks.ning.com/events/basic-oer-training-and-discussions

Regards,
Jacky

]]> Comment on College Open Textbooks announces OER Basic Training on Friday the 13th by Virender Kumar Kaul http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/uncategorized/college-open-textbooks-announces-oer-basic-training-on-friday-the-13th/#comment-516 Virender Kumar Kaul Thu, 13 Sep 2012 06:53:15 +0000 http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-516 Dear Sir, I shall like to attend this event so as to have a in depth understanding of OER as presently I am having the responsibility of initiating science courses at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels through distance education mode in Uttarakhand - a hilly state in India . with regards, V.K.Kaul Dear Sir,
I shall like to attend this event so as to have a in depth understanding of OER as presently I am having the responsibility of initiating science courses at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels through distance education mode in Uttarakhand – a hilly state in India .
with regards,

V.K.Kaul

]]> Comment on Open Textbook "Sociology of the Family" Released by Deidre Minnatee http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/uncategorized/open-textbook-sociology-of-the-family-released/#comment-508 Deidre Minnatee Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:25:58 +0000 http://collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=421#comment-508 I do trust all of the ideas you've presented in your post. They are really convincing and can definitely work. Nonetheless, the posts are too short for starters. Could you please extend them a little from subsequent time? Thank you for the post. I do trust all of the ideas you’ve presented in your post. They are really convincing and can definitely work. Nonetheless, the posts are too short for starters. Could you please extend them a little from subsequent time? Thank you for the post.

]]> Comment on Emerging Battles Over Textbooks: Options from Apple to Open Initiatives by About the Emerging Battles Over Textbooks: Options from Apple to Open Initiatives - O'Reilly Radar http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/advocating/the-continuous-fight-over-textbooks-looking-at-the-growing-options-from-apple-to-open-initiatives/#comment-469 About the Emerging Battles Over Textbooks: Options from Apple to Open Initiatives - O'Reilly Radar Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:19:42 +0000 http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=1960#comment-469 [...] with a representative of that organization, Jacky Hood, and other commentators, I wrote an article for the College Open Textbooks blog. I recommend you read that posting, which I kept short to respect their guidelines, and then return [...] [...] with a representative of that organization, Jacky Hood, and other commentators, I wrote an article for the College Open Textbooks blog. I recommend you read that posting, which I kept short to respect their guidelines, and then return [...]

]]> Comment on The PhysWiki Dynamic Textbook Project by Virender Kumar Kaul http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/oer/the-physwiki-dynamic-textbook-project/#comment-448 Virender Kumar Kaul Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:05:29 +0000 http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/blog/?p=2186#comment-448 I am Dr.V.K.Kaul, serving presently as Director, Uttarakhand Open University and previously as Professor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. I owe my gratitude to University of California as my Major Advisor, Late Dr. A. R. Seshadri was mentored during Ph.D. by Late Dr. D.J Raski, from the Department of Nematology, UC Davis who also played a pivotal role for the development of subject in India at IARI, New Delhi and a great motivational force me too during his frequent visit to IARI. In this part of India I am trying to strengthen science education through distance mode and OER shall remain indispensible tools for us initially for adoption ,subsequently for content modification too. I am confident that the Wiki tools shall become a transformational tool for knowledge. Thanks and lots of thanks to one and all who have contributed to develop it. With warm regards to all V.K.Kaul I am Dr.V.K.Kaul, serving presently as Director, Uttarakhand Open University and previously as Professor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. I owe my gratitude to University of California as my Major Advisor, Late Dr. A. R. Seshadri was mentored during Ph.D. by Late Dr. D.J Raski, from the Department of Nematology, UC Davis who also played a pivotal role for the development of subject in India at IARI, New Delhi and a great motivational force me too during his frequent visit to IARI.
In this part of India I am trying to strengthen science education through distance mode and OER shall remain indispensible tools for us initially for adoption ,subsequently for content modification too. I am confident that the Wiki tools shall become a transformational tool for knowledge. Thanks and lots of thanks to one and all who have contributed to develop it.
With warm regards to all
V.K.Kaul

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