Tag Archives: Open content

Open Ed Conference: “Which License for OER?”

Posted on October 25, 2011 by geoffcain

Image by kool_skatkat via FlickrSpeakers: Ahrash Bissell, Gary Lopez, Philipp Schmidt Tired of the never-ending debate about “Which license for OER?” We agree! Perhaps we should talk about “Which assets” instead. For too many projects, and for too long, the … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons Why OERs are Better Than “Free”

Posted on August 10, 2011 by geoffcain

I see a lot of emails, Tweets, and blog postings that include free materials from both corporations and individuals included in lists of “open education resources” or OERs. I always have to let people know that I am not anti-corporate: … Continue reading →

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Finding Creative Commons Videos on YouTube

Posted on July 22, 2011 by geoffcain

We are in the middle of helping faculty develop courses for a grant that requires that all of the content be openly licensed: Creative Commons or public domain. YouTube is making it easier to find such content: The “Filter & … Continue reading →

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OERs and the Next Stage of Open Textbooks

Posted on July 8, 2011 by geoffcain

By rubyblossom. via FlickrThere are some exciting things happening in the world of open education resources and open textbooks. I have worked in the recent past on projects that create or find open education resources, participated in presentations on open textbooks, … Continue reading →

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OERs and Money: The revolution will happen without you.

Posted on April 20, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via Wikipedia“On the one hand, information wants to be expensive because it’s so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life. On the other hand, information wants to be free because the cost of getting … Continue reading →

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Towards an OER University: Free learning for all students worldwide

Posted on February 16, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via Wikipedia This is from Cable Green’s blog: Universities in Australia, Canada and New Zealand are hoping to achieve “a quantum shift” in higher education access by launching an “OER university”. (article) Concept is: http://wikieducator.org/OER_University There is an open meeting (all are … Continue reading →

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OEH: Open Education Hardware?

Posted on July 23, 2010 by geoffcain

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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MIT, Yale, and other Barriers to Education

Posted on July 1, 2010 by geoffcain

Image via Wikipedia Ben Wildavsky wrote an article in the Chronicle of Higher Ed called “Is Globally Democratized Learning Always a Good Thing?” I went there to comment, but I set off their curmudgeon filter. It now says Threat Level … Continue reading →

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