by Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., Executive Director, DigiTex As some readers may recall, I was a professor of theatre for many years (see Ready Player One, Hamilton, and Me: “Liveness,” Mediated Communication, and Building Relationships in a Virtual World for some thoughts related to this prior avocation). In 2013 I transitioned to a career focused more … Continue reading Hall & Oates & Theatre Appreciation: Contributing to OERTX
In January of 2020, shortly after I joined DigiTex and right before the COVID pandemic began, I registered to take a Continuing Education course in basic Accounting and Bookkeeping. The course was meant to help me dust off the accounting skills that I had learned many years ago in my high school bookkeeping course so … Continue reading Weighing the Pros & Cons of Inclusive Access
By Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., Executive Director, and Ursula Pike, Associate DIrector, DigiTex Last summer, we had the privilege of participating in a Reading Club hosted by the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources. Organized by the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee of CCCOER, for which Ursula serves as Co-Chair, the virtual club met bi-weekly … Continue reading How a Book Club Inspired New DigiTex Equity Statements
By Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., Executive Director, DigiTex Knowledge should be free. --Kaushik Sinha The price of college textbooks has skyrocketed over the past 30 years. Two-thirds of college students say that they’ve delayed buying a textbook because it was too expensive—even though 90% of those students worry that not having the textbook will affect their … Continue reading Introducing InclusiveAccess.org
by Beatrice Canales, MLS, Academic Unit Assistant, MESSH-Early Childhood Studies, San Antonio College “Show me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” --Confucian philosopher, Xun Kuang Professional development in open education leadership can start from necessity and never ends since the field is always changing. The ability to appreciate … Continue reading An Academic Staff’s Journey to Open Education Leadership
