Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis Through OER
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The cost of college textbooks has grown to a point that virtually every campus is now seeking solutions. While many institutions have successfully reduced costs for students through stop-gap measures such as rental programs, lending libraries and licensing deals, the greatest potential for permanently solving the problem lies in Open Educational Resources (OER). Institutions of all kinds have begun to leverage OER to reduce costs for students, expand access to information, and enable faculty to better tailor materials to their courses. This talk will provide an overview of the OER movement to date, including important definitions, major projects, and what the most successful institutions are doing. It will also help frame the opportunity for regional collaboration and provide specific advice for members of the audience to take back to campus.
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LDMMIA Reiki Yoga Session 2 For Money Chi
LDMMIA Reiki Yoga Session 2 For Money ChiLDM Mia eStudios In LDM, We are The Serendipity & Synchronicity of Mind, Body, and Spirit. Our mission: To always maintain union and Chi balance in all projects and courses taught.
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Yoga is the Umbrella to many related jobs & careers. L.D.M (est 2005), Mia Resorts (est 2010). Departments and Projects rotates
A 2nd Free workshop/Spring Session
REiki - Yoga Money
Session 2
Reiki can clear and heal
anything.
Reiki can be used on objects, animals, situations, remotely, and time/space. This goes into advanced Reiki.
Beyond Basics - Yoga:
—Yoga similar to the arts and fitness can be very healing and therapeutic. The poses, breathing, meditations, and psychology, all contribute to healing many illness aiding remission over time.
Yoga in 2025, has truly evolved and still expanding. As our technology (AI) advances so does many careers on the map featuring Yoga.
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Reiki Yoga and Your Money:
I said this within my Blog to my Loyalz, Money is Energy. This is an ongoing topic but there’s updates.
Energy is the new currency. It’s why we get drained so fast. We live in a vampire world for energy resources.
So we have to find creative ways to attract more of this energy. The energy has to be inviting vs repelled. It has to flow effortlessly vs blocked. Sometimes we do this or others around us/environmental.
Practice using Your Creativity:
I personally love art and anything fantasy. However; not all individuals are artists or use their imaginations. When we were children, most of us did this regularly. But, in adulting we assume it’s over and we move on lol. This can really hurt our changes of being creative. Especially in meditations for manifesting. We have to practice our visual skills. The energy is real.
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B.Ed. First Year Semester IA. Meaning, Concept, Nature & Scope
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Burke "Accessibility Essentials: A 2025 NISO Training Series, Session Four, D...
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How to Manage a Customer Account in Odoo 17 Sales
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YSPH VMOC Special Report - Measles Outbreak Southwest US 4-26-2025.pptx
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The YSPH Virtual Medical Operations Center Briefs (VMOC) were created as a service-learning project by faculty and graduate students at the Yale School of Public Health in response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. Each year, the VMOC Briefs are produced by students enrolled in Environmental Health Science Course 581 - Public Health Emergencies: Disaster Planning and Response. These briefs compile diverse information sources – including status reports, maps, news articles, and web content– into a single, easily digestible document that can be widely shared and used interactively. Key features of this report include:
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- Accessibility: Designed for easy reading, wide distribution, and interactive use.
- Collaboration: The “unlocked" format enables other responders to share, copy, and adapt seamlessly.
The students learn by doing, quickly discovering how and where to find critical information and presenting it in an easily understood manner.
p4.pdf فن خدمة الاغذية والمشروبات الجزء الرابع
p4.pdf فن خدمة الاغذية والمشروبات الجزء الرابعHanyAtef10 Describe types of commercial foodservice. اشرح أنواع خدمات الطعام التجارية.
Describe the types of institutional foodservice. اشرح أنواع خدمات الطعام المؤسسية.
List the functions that all foodservices must perform. اذكر الوظائف التي يجب أن تقوم بها جميع خدمات الطعام.
Describe how a restaurant concept distinguishes one restaurant from another. اشرح كيف يميز مفهوم المطعم مطعمًا عن آخر.
Explain the importance of customer feedback. اشرح أهمية ملاحظات العملاء.
6. Describe how the front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house work together. اشرح كيف يعمل قسم الخدمة الأمامي وقسم الخدمة الخلفي معًا.
7. Identify entry-level jobs in foodservice. حدد الوظائف المبتدئة في مجال خدمات الطعام.
8. Identify opportunities for advancement in foodservice. حدد فرص الترقية والتطور في مجال خدمات الطعام.
9. Explain the roles of foodservice employees. اشرح أدوار موظفي خدمات الطعام.
10. Describe how foodservice employees can meet the needs of guests. اشرح كيف يمكن لموظفي خدمات الطعام تلبية احتياجات الضيوف
90's FILLER Quiz HINDU QUIZZING CHAMPIONSHIP 2025.pdf
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GDGLSPGCOER - Git and GitHub Workshop.pptx
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HIV targets the body’s white blood cells, weakening the immune system. This makes it easier to get sick with diseases like tuberculosis, infections and some cancers.
HIV is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids. It is not spread by kisses, hugs or sharing food. It can also spread from a mother to her baby.
HIV can be prevented and treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART). Untreated HIV can progress to AIDS, often after many years.
WHO now defines Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) as CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/mm3 or WHO stage 3 or 4 in adults and adolescents. All children younger than 5 years of age living with HIV are considered to have advanced HIV disease.
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