Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D)

IDRC-funded open textbook initiative at the University of Cape Town

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Join us tomorrow at the UNESCO Symposium on #openeducation in South African Higher Education! Happening tomorrow, with hybrid proceedings. Don't miss out on insights from @UNESCO, @COL4D Chairs Glencox, Mpine Makoe & Dorothy Laubscher! @CILT_UCT. Register: https://t.co/4TFA6NLw8n

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Join us at the UNESCO Symposium on #openeducation in South African Higher Education! Happening June 12, with hybrid proceedings. Don't miss out on insights from @UNESCO, @COL4D Chairs Glencox, Mpine Makoe & Dorothy Laubscher! #UCT @CILT_UCT. Register now: https://t.co/tMyi9fiau4

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Register now and be part of the UNESCO Symposium on the Future of #openeducation in South African Higher Education. Wednesday 12 June. Hybrid proceedings. Hosted by @UNESCO & @COL4D Chairs @Glencox, Mpine Makoe & Dorothy Laubscher. #UCT @CILT_UCT https://t.co/tMyi9fiau4

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Join students, academics and other partners invested in the role of #openeducation in achieving a socially just higher education of the future. UNESCO Symposium on the Future of South African Higher Education. 12 June. Register now! @Glencox @CILT_UCT https://t.co/4TFA6NLw8n

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Register now! UNESCO Symposium on the Future of #openeducation in South African Higher Education. Wednesday 12 June. Hybrid proceedings. Hosted by
@UNESCO and @COL4D Chairs @Glencox, Mpine Makoe & Dorothy Laubscher. #UCT #UNISA #NWU
@CILT_UCT https://t.co/tMyi9fhCEw

[Open Education Global @OpenEdGlobal]

🪅 #OEAwards24 season 🏆

Nominations are now OPEN for Open Education Awards for Excellence #OEAwards24. There are 16 categories within 4 focus areas to celebrate the very best in #OpenEducation.

Who will you nominate? 🏅https://t.co/kbddTQLnaS

#educationexcellence

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Let's reimagine education together, moving beyond competition towards a common good. Discover fresh possibilities for open education and contribute to a transformative agenda for a socially just future. Register now and be part of the change ✊🔬 #OpenEducationSA #FutureOfEd

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Join us for a symposium on the future of open education in South African higher education! 📚Hosted by global @UNESCO & @COL4D Chairs @MpineMakoe, @GlenCox, this event aims to redefine higher education through openness, inclusivity and social justice.@CILT_UCT #FutureOfEd

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Join us for a symposium on the future of open education in South African higher education! 📚Hosted by global @UNESCO & @COL4D Chairs @MpineMakoe, @GlenCox, this event aims to redefine higher education through openness, inclusivity and social justice.@CILT_UCT #FutureOfEd

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Pedagogically innovative use of ChatGPT to engage #UCT medical students in the creation of #opentextbooks. A case study by Glenda Cox, Michelle Willmers, Robyn Brown & Michael Held. https://t.co/TRrujT7Jpc @Glencox @CILT_UCT @UCT_ORU #openaied

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Hot off the press! Student co-creation of #opentextbooks: Reflections on power dynamics and building a sense of belonging in higher education by @Glencox & Bianca Masuku. @CILT_UCT #openeducation #UCT https://t.co/AbEylw8hN4

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

The UCT Open Textbook Award celebrates innovative #opentextbook initiatives addressing curriculum change and multilingualism at #UCT. The 2023 award winner is Nomusa Ntinga for her 'Interactive E-book of Physiotherapy Terminology'. @CILT_UCT https://t.co/U2NrtLaNjV

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Looking for an open textbook tailored to the South African higher education context? The #UCT Open Content Finder is an evolving list of #opentextbooks and other #OER created and used at the University of Cape Town. #openeducation @CILT_UCT https://t.co/8cfnV0ICAq

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[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

The power of the #opentextbook: Extending intuitive pedagogical practice into open textbook production to address injustice in higher education. Read more by @Glencox, Masuku & Willmers in ch8 of 'Using #OER to Promote Social Justice' (Ivory & Pashia eds) https://t.co/Ri9CCuzym0

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

#Socialjustice imperatives inspire #UCT academics to adopt innovative approaches to producing #opentextbooks. Read more in @Glencox et al. 'Open Textbook Author Journeys: Internal Conversations and Cycles of Time'. @CILT_UCT https://t.co/XEQoU83Os5

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

A social justice framework for inclusivity in #opentextbook creation. Insights into models examining authorship, quality assurance and publishing as nodes of participation. By @Glencox, Willmers & Masuku. #UCT #openeducation @CILT_UCT https://t.co/HjO5vYsttc

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

The #UCT Open Textbook Award supports innovative #openeducation activity that addresses issues related to the cost of teaching and learning materials, as well as curriculum change and multilingualism. Deadline for nominations is 28 July! @CILT_UCT https://t.co/wgyjCAUJNl

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Student co-creation in #opentextbook initiatives at #UCT. Notes from the UCT Open Textbook Conversation event on 6 March. #openeducation #studentsaspartners @CILT_UCT
https://t.co/1G3OlOE7oR

[Marta Bustillo @martab_lib]

Fantastic piece of research around open textbook creation from @UCTLibrary: https://t.co/WUcoQ3ZYrG
Presentation at #ENOEL meeting @SPARC_EU #opentextbooks #OER

[Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) @dot4_d]

Building resilience and capacity in a “movement of knowing and sharing”. Insights from 30th Anniversary of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme conference held in Paris on 3–4 November by DOT4D PI @Glencox #openeducation @CILT_UCT https://t.co/iu6e55rQSM