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A Better Way to Manage Your Research: Workshop for Faculty and Staff on Feb. 17

Posted January 23, 2025

Join our workshop to learn about the Open Science Framework (OSF), a free and open-source project management tool that supports researchers throughout the entire research lifecycle. OSF is for any discipline – not just the sciences! You’ll get an introduction to OSF’s capabilities, including […]

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Faculty: Are You Using Open Textbooks?

Posted January 17, 2025

If so, please fill out this survey to let us know! We’d love to hear about the open textbooks or open course materials you are using, even if your course also requires some textbooks that cost money. The survey is […]

Enhancing Assessment Efficiency with Gradescope & Bubble Sheet: Workshop for JMU Faculty & Staff

Posted January 17, 2025

Join our workshop, “Enhancing Assessment Efficiency,” to get a comprehensive introduction to using Gradescope and Bubble Sheet at JMU. Gradescope is a powerful assessment platform available to JMU faculty, and Bubble Sheet is one aspect of this platform. This is a […]

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Faculty Deadline to Mark Your Course as No/Low Cost

Posted January 16, 2025

This is a friendly reminder that if your course materials total $40 or less at the JMU Bookstore, you need to alert the relevant staff in your department when you submit your other course information so they can add this […]

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Staff Reminder to Mark No/Low-Cost Courses in Course Scheduler

Posted January 16, 2025

This is a friendly reminder for staff who are responsible for entering classes in Course Scheduler. Please make sure that any courses with textbooks costing less than $40 at the JMU Bookstore are marked as No/Low-Cost so that students can […]

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Workshops in The Makery

Posted January 15, 2025

Create, tinker, craft, invent, and discover new skills in our makerspace. Check out these free and fun workshops for students, staff, and faculty, offered by The Makery. Our knowledgeable and helpful staff are here to help you with academic and personal projects to […]

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Create Open Course Materials: A Workshop for JMU Faculty

Posted January 10, 2025

Looking for a way to publish a textbook, open access book, white paper, or technical report? Join this virtual workshop to learn about Pressbooks, which is ideal for publishing openly licensed teaching, learning, and scholarship materials as an e-book. Pressbooks also allows […]

Camtasia Basics: A New Workshop for Faculty and Staff

Posted January 9, 2025

Join our newest workshop, Camtasia Basics, on February 17, 3:30-5 p.m. in Rose Library. This hands-on workshop is designed for faculty and staff members looking to enhance their skills in screen recording and video editing.

6 Reasons to Add Your Work to the JMU Scholarly Commons

Posted January 8, 2025

Find out how you can increase the visibility and accessibility of your work by adding it to JMU’s institutional repository, JMU Scholarly Commons.  By adding your work to JMU Scholarly Commons: Did you know? Learn More Need help with the […]

Faculty: Apply for a Grant to Transition to Open Textbooks & Course Materials

Posted January 8, 2025

Are you concerned about the high cost of course materials for your students? Consider applying for a grant of $5,000 to $50,000 to help reduce the costs of higher education for Virginia students by eliminating the costs of textbooks and […]