Category Archives: Open source

Creative Commons Positions: Senior Project Manager & Senior Project Analyst

Image via CrunchBasehttp://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/29046 Creative Commons is seeking highly motivated and organized individuals to fill two positions: Senior Project Manager and Senior Project Analyst.  Both positions are full-time with full benefits. Both positions will key members of the team supporting Department of Labor TAACCCT grantees. Ideal … Continue reading

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Google Music: Bask in the market socialist sunshine!

Image via WikipediaAs you are probably aware, I am a big fan of Google. I have been using and writing about their products from very early on. In fact, this blog was acquired by Google way back when. They are … Continue reading

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OER: The Myth of Commercial Textbook Reliability

Image via WikipediaAn “OER” is an open education resource and the most common example is an open textbook. An open textbook is a book, most often electronic, that is licensed in a way that allows re-use, repurposing, editing, and republishing. … Continue reading

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8 Open Source Project Management Tools

Image via WikipediaOne of the consequences of a depressed economy in a college work environment is the pursuit of and reliance on more grants. And multiple grants means that project management is all the more important. I will be looking … Continue reading

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Farewell, Drop.Io: Too fast to live, too young to die…

Image via WikipediaI have often heard that one of the weaknesses of open source is that is that it is an unstable model. Somehow, open source software is supposedly more buggy, not as robust, not enough people supporting it, or … Continue reading

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An Open Textbook as an Open Community

Image via WikipediaOpen textbooks can sustain a community of practitioners in a given field. With commercial texts, and texts that are not truly openly licensed, English instructors can’t get together, make decisions about the needs of their students, and change … Continue reading

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New OER Guide for Higher Education Leaders

Image by opensourceway via FlickrFrom Cable Green: An Open Educational Resources guide for higher education governance officials written by long-time OER advocate Hal Plotkin has been released by Creative Commons. Free to Learn: An Open Educational Resources Policy Development Guidebook … Continue reading

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How Open Source Changes Business Models

Image via WikipediaOne great thing that open source does is change how businesses work. Open textbooks are a great example. The publishers are doing a little too late in their attempt to fix the financial issues around textbook costs and … Continue reading

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OEH: Open Education Hardware?

I have been very interested in the work that has been going on around the $100 laptop and Negroponte‘s “One Laptop Per Child.” Unfortunately, this program has not been a success, and I think it has to do with the … Continue reading

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What is Blackboard Building Now?

Image via Wikipedia There is a notice in Inside Higher Ed on Blackboard’s purchase of Elluminate and Wimba entitled “Blackboard’s Big Buy.” It begins: Blackboard announced on Wednesday it is buying out two software companies in an effort to bolster … Continue reading

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