US: California: A.B. 577: Open Education Resource Centers

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Date: 2007/02/21
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Language: English
Jurisdiction: Province / State
Country: United States,
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Tags: Bill, Draft law

Policy Title: A.B. 577: Open Education Resource Centers - Go to the policy
Author(s): Ira Ruskin

Description: This bill would authorize the BOG to select a pilot grant recipient that could develop a model for open course content that is pedagogically sound and in compliance with IDEA; develop coursework in basic English skills, math, and English as a second language that meet the requirements of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum; develop a community college professional development curriculum that would introduce and instruct faculty and staff to the concept, creation, and implementation of open resource education; and create an OER information repository to serve as the single source of information about the use of OER in community college instruction.

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