Foothill-De Anza Community College District was presented the 2008 Technology Focus award by the California Community College Board of Governors, according to the Lost Altos Town Crier. The award is recognition for the creation of Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources and resulting initiatives. From the article:
This award is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of some truly extraordinary faculty and senior administrators at Foothill-De Anza,” said district Trustee Hal Plotkin, whose commitment to lowering textbook costs led him to propose a district policy encouraging the use of open educational resources in 2004. “These academic leaders are demonstrating a new way to serve students that deploys scarce resources more efficiently while also improving the quality of teaching and learning.”
