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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Division of Digital Learning at the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board has received the 2022 Open Policy |
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Award from Open Education Global; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, Open Education Global honors individuals |
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and initiatives for their contributions to the open education |
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community; the Open Policy award recognizes a program that helps |
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create, adopt, and implement legislation that promotes access to |
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educational resources and supports the public good; and |
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WHEREAS, The Division of Digital Learning has played an |
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instrumental role in implementing polices and practices to help |
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connect Texas students and faculty with digital learning services; |
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the organization's many initiatives include the OERTX Repository, a |
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public digital library of open educational resources that allows |
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users across the state to develop, share, and access instructional |
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materials at little to no cost; Digital Learning is also working |
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with OpenStax at Rice University to develop a free nursing |
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curriculum, and it hosts various workshops and courses for faculty |
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and staff in the field of open education; and |
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WHEREAS, Open educational resources help ensure that all |
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students have access to the tools they need to build bright futures, |
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and the Division of Digital Learning is indeed deserving of special |
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recognition for its contributions to this important cause; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Division of Digital Learning on |
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receiving the 2022 Open Policy Award from Open Education Global and |
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extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Division of Digital Learning as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |