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We are excited to announce LibreTexts latest innovation in our greater LibreVerse of technologies, the Forge, is officially here. The Forge is an assignment platform specifically built to advance Open Pedagogy and provide actionable insights through integrated analytics. The platform enables instructors to design renewable, collaborative long-form assignments and gives students meaningful opportunities to produce public-facing, openly licensed work. Seamlessly aligned with the values of Open Education, the Forge supports a learner-centered, participatory approach that scales across class sizes and disciplines.

Access to the Forge is available for all LibreTexts verified instructors:

https://forge.libretexts.org

Learn more about how you can integrate the Forge into your classes:

https://libretexts.org/blog/introducing-forge-new-innovation-open-pedagogy

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Introducing LibreTexts Forge, a New Innovation in Open Pedagogy

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New UNI-authored OER: Media and Power

University of Northern Iowa's Rod Library is pleased to announce the final publication of a new Open Educational Resource (OER)textbook, Media and Power, by three of our Communication and Media faculty, Bettina Fabos, Christopher R. Martin, and Catherine H. Palczewski. This project was funded by the UNI Textbook Equity Mini-Grant Program.The book guides students through concepts, content, and exercises that help them develop media literacy by understanding media and power. The authors want students to not only gain the ability to critically analyze the languages and discourses – textual, visual, audio, and code – that people use to create and interpret media content, but also to understand the overarching context: media possess immense power in contemporary societies around the world. Included throughout are class assignment and activity prompts.This book has already been piloted with students for several semesters, it is the focus of an upcoming international media literacy conference, and there are plans to translate the book into multiple languages. As an OER, permissions are included for translation, adaptation, and distribution, and it is free to all. In addition, the license specifies that adaptations must be shared similarly, thus ensuring more free and open resources enter the scholarly commons on this topic!...

LibreTexts Academy Online Launches First Free Asynchronous Courses

The LibreTexts team is pleased to announce the official launch of our Academy Online. Part of our larger Academy Center for Open Instructional Innovation and Professional Development, Academy Online offers a number of professional development opportunities to help grow your open education programs, develop ZTC pathways, and curate OER.Now available is a series of free, asynchronous courses designed to introduce you to your new favorite all-in-one Open Education toolbox, including an Introduction to LibreTexts: Into the LibreVerse. If you're looking for the perfect way to get started with LibreTexts, this course is for you. Also available now: LibreTexts for Students, designed to help your students get the most out of their OER, and a short introduction to our open homework and assessment platform, ADAPT.You can find all of our Academy Online courses on our website, and be sure to keep checking back for new content: https://libretexts.org/academy/online....

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