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List of general and open textbook contacts collected from Nicole Allen.
==Contacted==


==Contacts==
#'''[[wikipedia:Nicole_Allen|Nicole Allen]]'''
#*Textbooks Advocate for [http://www.studentpirgs.org/ The Student PIRGs] and Campaign Director for [http://www.maketextbooksaffordable.org/ Make Textbooks Affordable]
#*Phone: (617) 747 - 4409
#*Email: nicole [at] studentpirgs [dot] org
#'''[http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=ovr&facEmId=aelberse@hbs.edu Anita Elberse]'''
#*Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School
#*:[http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do;jsessionid=JQngxQChHD2wDDFcwQV2qdpPYYMfF1616zSvD1TxVH4lTWT1p7xg!197890811!-114263270?facInfo=res&facEmId=aelberse%40hbs.edu Her research] focuses on 'creative industries,' such as book and magazine publishing, asking:
#*:*How can firms increase the success of new products in creative industries?
#*:*How can firms build sustainable businesses in creative industries?
#*Phone: (617) 495 - 6080
#*Email: aelberse [at] hbs [dot] edu
#*''E-mailed on 04/21/09''
#'''Jonathan Emmons'''
#*Community Development Specialist, [http://cnx.org Connexions]
#*Phone: (713) 348 - 2392
#*Email: jonathan [dot] emmons [at] cnx [dot] org
#*''Conference Call Scheduled for 10am EDT on Monday, 03/25/09''
#**[[Jonathan Emmons Interview Notes]]
#'''[http://cnx.org/member_profile/thierstj Joel Thierstein]'''
#*Executive Director, [http://cnx.org Connexions]
#*Email: joel [dot] thierstein [at] cnx [dot] org 
#*''Proposed interview/call for week of 04/13/09''


Eric Frank
==Potential Contacts==
Co-Founder, Flat World Knowledge
eric@flatworldknowledge.com
845-825-9499
www.flatworldknowledge.com


Flat World Knowledge is the open textbook publishing company I told you about. Eric is co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer, and he serves as the delegate to partnerships with the open ed world. He is a veteran of the traditional publishing industry, and can provide a unique inside perspective on the state of the industry.
#'''Eric Frank'''
 
#*Co-Founder, [http://www.flatworldknowledge.com Flat World Knowledge]
David Wiley
#*:Flat World Knowledge is an open textbook publishing company. Eric Frank is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, and he serves as the delegate to partnerships with the open ed world. He is also a veteran of the traditional publishing industry.
Professor, Brigham Young University
#*Phone: (845) 825 - 9499
david.wiley@byu.edu
#*Email: eric [at] flatworldknowledge [dot] com
435-797-7562
#'''[http://davidwiley.org/ David Wiley]'''
www.opencontent.org
#*Professor, Brigham Young University
 
#*:David was the original creator of the Open Publication License, which was the inspiration for Creative Commons. He is also the "Chief Openness Officer" at Flat World Knowledge. He recently opened a charter school called "The Open High School of Utah," which is completely online and uses only OER. He is a big proponent of OER, but he agrees that an intermediary step like open textbooks is necessary.
David is considered the founder of the open education movement.  He was the original creator of the Open Publication License, which was the inspiration for Creative Commons. He is also the "Chief Openness Officer" at Flat World Knowledge. He recently opened a charter school called "The Open High School of Utah," which is completely online and uses only OER. He is a big proponent of OER, but he agrees that an intermediary step like open textbooks is necessary. It can be hard to get ahold of him, but it's worth it.
#*Phone: (435) 797 - 7562
 
#*Email: david [dot] wiley [at] byu [dot] edu
<a id="al_greco">Al Greco</a>
#*Other Websites: http://www.opencontent.org/
Professor, Fordham University
#Al Greco
agreco@fordham.edu
#*Professor, Fordham University
212 636 6199
#*:Al is one of the few academics who studies the economics of publishing. He has a wealth of information on textbooks and the state of the industry. Most recently, he has been working on a study on scholarly publishing and university presses.
 
#*Phone: (212) 636 - 6199
Al is one of the few academics who studies the economics of publishing. He has a wealth of information on textbooks and the state of the industry. Last time I spoke to him, he was working on a study on scholarly publishing and university presses.
#*Email: agreco [at] fordham [dot] edu
 
#'''[http://cshe.berkeley.edu/people/dharley.htm Diane Harley]'''
Diane Harley
#*Researcher at the [http://cshe.berkeley.edu/ Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley]
Researcher at the Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley
#*:Diane has produced a number of studies on OER, and she just began a study on the Make Textbooks Affordable campaign to determine the success of organizing professors around the issue of affordability. Her work is criticized by many of the intellectual leaders in the open ed movement because she is conservative about the potential for OER use; she believes that professors are not going to switch straight from traditional textbooks to OER.
dianeh@berkeley.edu
#*Phone: (510) 642 - 4343
510 642 4343
#*Email: dianeh [at] berkeley [dot] edu
 
#'''Mark Nelson'''
Diane has produced a number of studies on OER, and she just began a study on our campaign to determine the success of organizing professors around the issue of affordability. Her work is criticized by many of the intellectual leaders in the open ed movement, because she is conservative about the potential for OER use.  She shares our belief that professors are not going to switch straight from traditional textbooks to OER.
#*Digital Content Strategist, [http://nacs.org National Association of College Stores]
 
#*:Mark's job is to figure out how, as education goes digital, college bookstores must change to survive in the future (including how to incorporate OER).
Mark Nelson
#*Email: MNelson [at] nacs [dot] org
Digital Content Strategist, National Association of College Stores
#*Other Websites: http://thecite.blogspot.com
MNelson@nacs.org
#'''Preston McAfee'''
thecite.blogspot.com
#*Professor, Caltech
 
#*:Preston is a well known economist and author of open textbook [http://www.introecon.org www.introecon.com]. He recently took a leave from Caltech to head up research at Yahoo.
College bookstores are another piece of the puzzle.  Their job is to get book assignments from faculty, and then deliver the books to students.  As education goes digital, their business model is in for a serious change, and it's Mark's job to figure out how they will survive in the future (including how to incorporate OER). College stores add a different perspective on the publishing industry, so he is definitely worth contacting.
#*Email: mcafee [at] yahoo-inc [dot] com
 
#'''Judy Baker'''
Preston McAfee
#*Director, [http://oerconsortium.org/ Community College Consortium for OER]
Professor, Caltech
#*Dean, Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA
mcafee@yahoo-inc.com
#*:CCCOER is probably the first coordinated institutional effort for OER. In theory, they are supposed to collect, vet and distribute OER to community college faculty. ('''Martha Kanter''', the chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza district, is the visionary behind CCCOER. Her email is kantermartha [at] fhda [dot] edu.)
www.introecon.com
#*Email: bakerjudy [at] fhda [dot] edu
 
#*Other Websites: http://cccoer.wordpress.com/
Preston is a well known economist and author of open textbook www.introecon.com. He is a sharp critic of publishers for being too greedy, and has been very vocal in our project for the past year.  He recently took a leave from Caltech to head up research at Yahoo, but I think he is teaching this semester.
#'''Cable Green'''
 
#*Director of eLearning, Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges
Judy Baker
#*:Cable is heading up a project to include open online courses in the eLearning program; the state allocated money for this specific purpose.
Director, Community College Consortium for OER
#*Email: cgreen [at] sbctc [dot] edu
bakerjudy@fhda.edu
#*Other Websites: http://blog.oer.sbctc.edu
cccoer.wordpress.com
#'''Sanford Forte'''
 
#*Director, California Open Source Textbook Project
CCCOER is probably the first coordinated institutional effort for OER. In theory, they are supposed to collect, vet and distribute OER to community college faculty. Judy is also a Dean at Foothill college in Los Altos Hills, CA.  Martha Kanter, the chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza district, is the visionary behind CCCOER. Her email is kantermartha@fhda.edu.
#*:Sanford heads up a K-12 open textbook program.
 
#*Email: siforte [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
Cable Green
#*Other Websites: http://www.opensourcetext.org/
Director of eLearning, Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges
#'''Gerry Hanley'''
cgreen@sbctc.edu
#*Executive Director of [http://www.merlot.org MERLOT]
blog.oer.sbctc.edu
#*:MERLOT is a repository of digital learning materials, somewhat similar to [http://cnx.org/ Connexions], except MERLOT only ''catalogs'' materials and links out to them, while CNX actually hosts the content. MERLOT also provides a mechanism for peer & user review, and even has an editorial board to review materials. Gerry is the visionary behind it.
 
#*Director of Academic Tech for the Cal State Chancellor's office
Cable is heading up a project to include open online courses in the eLearning program.  The state allocated money for this specific purpose. He is a long time advocate for OER, and has done a good job selling the economic benefits of open courses to the administration of the school system.
#*Email: ghanley [at] calstate [dot] edu
 
Sanford Forte
Director, California Open Source Textbook Project
siforte@ix.netcom.com
www.opensourcetext.org
 
Sanford heads up a K12 open textbook program.  It is unclear what their progress is, but he knows a lot about the economics of K12 textbooks.
 
Gerry Hanley
Executive Director of MERLOT and Director of Academic Tech for the Calstate Chancellor's office
ghanley@calstate.edu
www.merlot.org
 
MERLOT is a repository of digital learning materials (merlot.org), somewhat similar to connexions. The difference is that MERLOT only catalogues materials and links out to them, while CNX actually hosts the content. MERLOT is great in theory - it provides a mechanism for peer & user review, and even has an editorial board to review materials. Gerry is the visionary behind it.


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Contacted

  1. Nicole Allen
  2. Anita Elberse
    • Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School
      Her research focuses on 'creative industries,' such as book and magazine publishing, asking:
      • How can firms increase the success of new products in creative industries?
      • How can firms build sustainable businesses in creative industries?
    • Phone: (617) 495 - 6080
    • Email: aelberse [at] hbs [dot] edu
    • E-mailed on 04/21/09
  3. Jonathan Emmons
    • Community Development Specialist, Connexions
    • Phone: (713) 348 - 2392
    • Email: jonathan [dot] emmons [at] cnx [dot] org
    • Conference Call Scheduled for 10am EDT on Monday, 03/25/09
  4. Joel Thierstein
    • Executive Director, Connexions
    • Email: joel [dot] thierstein [at] cnx [dot] org
    • Proposed interview/call for week of 04/13/09

Potential Contacts

  1. Eric Frank
    • Co-Founder, Flat World Knowledge
      Flat World Knowledge is an open textbook publishing company. Eric Frank is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, and he serves as the delegate to partnerships with the open ed world. He is also a veteran of the traditional publishing industry.
    • Phone: (845) 825 - 9499
    • Email: eric [at] flatworldknowledge [dot] com
  2. David Wiley
    • Professor, Brigham Young University
      David was the original creator of the Open Publication License, which was the inspiration for Creative Commons. He is also the "Chief Openness Officer" at Flat World Knowledge. He recently opened a charter school called "The Open High School of Utah," which is completely online and uses only OER. He is a big proponent of OER, but he agrees that an intermediary step like open textbooks is necessary.
    • Phone: (435) 797 - 7562
    • Email: david [dot] wiley [at] byu [dot] edu
    • Other Websites: http://www.opencontent.org/
  3. Al Greco
    • Professor, Fordham University
      Al is one of the few academics who studies the economics of publishing. He has a wealth of information on textbooks and the state of the industry. Most recently, he has been working on a study on scholarly publishing and university presses.
    • Phone: (212) 636 - 6199
    • Email: agreco [at] fordham [dot] edu
  4. Diane Harley
    • Researcher at the Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley
      Diane has produced a number of studies on OER, and she just began a study on the Make Textbooks Affordable campaign to determine the success of organizing professors around the issue of affordability. Her work is criticized by many of the intellectual leaders in the open ed movement because she is conservative about the potential for OER use; she believes that professors are not going to switch straight from traditional textbooks to OER.
    • Phone: (510) 642 - 4343
    • Email: dianeh [at] berkeley [dot] edu
  5. Mark Nelson
  6. Preston McAfee
    • Professor, Caltech
      Preston is a well known economist and author of open textbook www.introecon.com. He recently took a leave from Caltech to head up research at Yahoo.
    • Email: mcafee [at] yahoo-inc [dot] com
  7. Judy Baker
    • Director, Community College Consortium for OER
    • Dean, Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA
      CCCOER is probably the first coordinated institutional effort for OER. In theory, they are supposed to collect, vet and distribute OER to community college faculty. (Martha Kanter, the chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza district, is the visionary behind CCCOER. Her email is kantermartha [at] fhda [dot] edu.)
    • Email: bakerjudy [at] fhda [dot] edu
    • Other Websites: http://cccoer.wordpress.com/
  8. Cable Green
    • Director of eLearning, Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges
      Cable is heading up a project to include open online courses in the eLearning program; the state allocated money for this specific purpose.
    • Email: cgreen [at] sbctc [dot] edu
    • Other Websites: http://blog.oer.sbctc.edu
  9. Sanford Forte
    • Director, California Open Source Textbook Project
      Sanford heads up a K-12 open textbook program.
    • Email: siforte [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
    • Other Websites: http://www.opensourcetext.org/
  10. Gerry Hanley
    • Executive Director of MERLOT
      MERLOT is a repository of digital learning materials, somewhat similar to Connexions, except MERLOT only catalogs materials and links out to them, while CNX actually hosts the content. MERLOT also provides a mechanism for peer & user review, and even has an editorial board to review materials. Gerry is the visionary behind it.
    • Director of Academic Tech for the Cal State Chancellor's office
    • Email: ghanley [at] calstate [dot] edu

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