Monthly Archives: November 2012

Inclusive Learning Design Handbook

Posted on November 30, 2012 by geoffcain

I am reviewing the “Floe” website today. I am particularly interested in their “Inclusive Learning Handbook.” What is Floe? According to their website: “Learners learn best when the experience is personalized to individual needs. OER is an ideal learning environment … Continue reading →

Posted in Instructional Design, OER, Open education, Open Educational Resource, Open textbooks | Tagged | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in education, OER, Open Educational Resource, Open textbooks | Tagged | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in OER, Open education resources, opentextbooks | Leave a comment

What Part of MOOC Don’t You Understand?

Posted on November 17, 2012 by geoffcain

Stephen Downes (Photo credit: WordShore) Educators who have not taken a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) and do not understand their history, are currently writing about these courses which is causing them to be inaccurately represented in the press. The … Continue reading →

Posted in connectivism | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in community, OER, Open education resources, Open textbooks | Tagged | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in OER, Open educational resources | Tagged | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Business, OER, Open textbooks | Tagged | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in OER, Open Educational Resource, Open textbook, Open textbooks | Tagged | Leave a comment