Recognized as a Leader
From the nominator:
Delmar has been leading LibreTexts since its inception, growing it from a free and open chemistry wiki to a suite of open tools to further open learning across the globe. The world of Open Education is full of tenacious and conscientious drivers of the global accessibility of educational resources, and Delmar is a paragon of this type, leading LibreTexts against the trend-chasing tides of for-profit educational technology and into a grounded and sustainable education-for-all future.
Delmar’s contributions to open education are inspiring and worthy of recognition. He demonstrates a longstanding commitment to open education and making education accessible. It’s amazing how ChemWiki has evolved from a small scale single subject project to a well-recognized open textbook publishing operation in Libretexts, which creates resources for a number of subject areas. Libretexts is saving students millions of dollars and Delmar is constantly trying to improve the available materials, adding ancillary resources and making it more accessible. He has done all of this while maintaining an impressive scholarly publication record. For all of this, he deserves recognition.
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Learn More
- Delmar Larsen bio (Libretexts)
- Delmar Larsen Interview (The Wheel, UC Davis)
- OEG Voices 052: Delmar Larsen on the LibreVerse (and World Domination!) (OEGlobal Voices podcast)
