Category Archives: OER

OER: DE 101 Self-paced version

Posted on November 27, 2012 by geoffcain

This is the stand-alone version of DE 101,  the curriculum we developed for our student orientation. It is released to the public with a Creative Commons license. Distance Education 101 is a two-week orientation on how to take an online … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope Grant Research Findings

Posted on November 19, 2012 by geoffcain

College of the Redwoods is a participant in the Kaleidoscope grant. This grant helped faculty partner with other colleges to develop free, openly licensed textbooks to help students save a significant amount of money. The Community College Consortium for Open … Continue reading →

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WritingCommons.Org and Community-Based OER Models

Posted on November 13, 2012 by geoffcain

Kicking the OERs old school. I read a great posting at Writing Commons this morning entitled “Flat World Knowledge, Textbook Affordability, and a Call for More Collaborative Efforts” that really echoes my thinking on this. Since Flat World Knowledge is … Continue reading →

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A World Map of Open Educational Resources Initiatives

Posted on November 9, 2012 by geoffcain

Open Educational Resources (Wikipedia) A world map of Open Educational Resources initiatives: Can the global OER community design and build it together?  First, an International discussion 12 – 30 November 2012 * Next, local discussions – organized locally An international … Continue reading →

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Premium Free Range OER

Posted on November 4, 2012 by geoffcain

Free Range Poultry and Shed, near Seisdon, Staffordshire (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I don’t want Flat World Knowledge to corner the market in charging students for free textbooks. I am announcing here that CainCo EduProducts will also be offering premium free … Continue reading →

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Flat World Knowledge Falls Flat

Posted on November 4, 2012 by geoffcain

For use to open – free- education resources. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I am very disappointed in Flat World Knowledge‘s decision to end free access to students as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education. I was always very suspect of this company … Continue reading →

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Open Academics at the University of Minnesota

Posted on October 31, 2012 by geoffcain

The Richardsonian Romanesque Pillsbury Hall (1889) is one of the oldest buildings on the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I was really excited this morning to see Stacy Olson’s tweet (@OlsonStacy) about the University of Minnesota’s Open … Continue reading →

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16 Resources for Free Images for Educators

Posted on October 26, 2012 by geoffcain

Abraham Lincoln with Allan Pinkerton and Major General John Alexander McClernand at the Battle of Antietam. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The search for quality images continues… We have faculty who are creating course materials and in some cases, replacing Fair Use … Continue reading →

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Promoting an Open Culture with Open Access Week

Posted on October 23, 2012 by geoffcain

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Open Access Week is upon us and this is a very important part of the OER equation. Quality OER is going to have to start with quality open research. There are so many concerns outside of the … Continue reading →

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Closing Open Ed with State Authorization Rules

Posted on October 18, 2012 by geoffcain

State seal of Minnesota (Wikipedia) The Chronicle of Higher Ed reported on Minnestota’s state authorization rules for distance ed that we in the California Community College’s Distance Education Coordinator’s group have been wrestling with as well. The state of Minnesota … Continue reading →

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