In conjunction with Open Education Week 2019, SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, released a new Impact Story titled Student Savings at Scale: LibreTexts. In it, 21 year old Junior at the University of Illinois, Springfield, Hailey Hollinshead, relates her experience in a course utilizing a LibreTexts: “It was so much easier to navigate and search for topics. At the end of each section, there were interactive problems to solve.” Check out the entire story on the SPARC website here.

Of particular interest to our colleagues in Chemistry, The American Chemical Society's C&EN just published an article detailing the growing number of professors adopting open resources, especially LibreTexts, for their courses. Read it in its entirety here.

Hello OER and OpenEd advocates! This marks the beginning of our Getting to Know the LibreTexts team series. First up, Jason Lorgan, Textbook Manager at the University of California, Davis bookstore. In his own words:

Greetings OER advocates! Next up in our Getting to Know the LibreTexts team is Dawn Sumner, Professor of Geology and Geobiology at the University of California, Davis. In her own words:

Happy Tuesday, OER and OpenEd advocates! Today in our Getting to Know the LibreTexts team is Jessica Coppola, Professor of Nutrition and Gerontology at Sacramento City College. Here she is in her own words:

I am a Professor of Nutrition and Gerontology at Sacramento City College, as well as a wife and a mother. I am passionate teaching and helping students to be successful. I’m equally passionate about nutrition and its role in keeping our bodies and minds happy and healthy throughout our lifespan!

Hello OER and OpenEd advocates! Today's installment in the Getting to Know the LibreTexts team is brought to you by Antonio Lopez, Public Services Librarian at Sacramento City College. Originally from Los Angeles, in his spare time Antonio enjoys playing the guitar and Dungeons & Dungeons (presumably not at the same time).

Reach out to Antonio via email: [email protected]