Confab is a yearly gathering of content wranglers. That's right--writers, producers, marketers--it's like a massive book club for web writerly folks. And there's cake. Mmmm, cake.

We tackled the Big Questions about Open Textbooks at our Meetup at the Eastern Communication Association (ECA) conference this weekend. Our goal was to bring together folks who were interested in using open content in their classroom and facilitate a conversation. And what a conversation it was!

We’re out to create a reader for the courses US History I and II. The project will include culling the commons for solid and appropriate open educational resources, and writing original headnotes to put the sources in historical context.

Share| The Traditional Way How do publishers do their due diligence, and ensure that all of these historical figures, names, dates and maps are accurate? Of course, our recent A History of the United States, Volume 2 was written by historian David Trowbridge, and peer reviewed by fellow historians. A “traditional” publisher would then hire one...

I've always tried to find creative ways to help ensure that my students have access to the materials they need to fully participate in class. Flat World was the perfect solution to the problem I'd been working to overcome individually for years.