Author Archives: geoffcain

You Say Tweeter, I Say Tooter

Posted on November 29, 2022 by geoffcain

This is just a quick note to mention my move from Twitter to Mastodon. I had pretty much had enough of Twitter years ago but I kept believing that somehow all the chaos, nonsense, open washing, all of the iterations … Continue reading →

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Open Textbooks, Open Doors (Revised)

Posted on October 26, 2022 by geoffcain

This is the latest version of a presentation I have been giving since 2008 on open education resources. It is kind of depressing because not much has changed in the cost of education except for the fact that despite the … Continue reading →

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What is “Instructional Design”?

Posted on October 21, 2022 by geoffcain

I like to revisit this question every year because as education changes and evolves, so does the definition of instructional design. Postings like these are always unsatisfactory because it is difficult to say that there is one thing that we … Continue reading →

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Organic Chemistry Textbook Goes Open Access

Posted on August 25, 2022 by geoffcain

This in from Boyoung Chae of the Washington SBCTC via the Open WA newsletter: Best-selling organic chemistry textbook becomes open access Brace yourselves, chemistry students and fans of the field: John McMurry’s best-selling textbook, Organic Chemistry, is about to become … Continue reading →

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Lumen Learning, Course Hero, and Other Strange Bedfellows

Posted on August 9, 2022 by geoffcain

Why Does This Matter? Most people following this story know the essential details: Lumen Learning has off-loaded openly licensed course materials to Course Hero. Edsurge has been publishing industry articles on this. If you don’t know Course Hero, it is … Continue reading →

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OER Faculty Institute Update

Posted on July 27, 2022 by geoffcain

Attached you will find the program for the OER Faculty Institute hosted by the Teaching & Learning Center at Clover Park Technical College. From our previous notice: Clover Park Technical College is excited to host our first OER Faculty Institute! … Continue reading →

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OER Faculty Institute

Posted on July 14, 2022 by geoffcain

Clover Park Technical College is excited to host our first OER Faculty Institute!  Dates: Fri., Aug. 5th and Sat., Aug. 6th Time: 9 am to 3 pm (PST) The Teaching & Learning Center at Clover Park Technical College is hosting a … Continue reading →

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Back to the Future: Chickering and Gamson

Posted on June 13, 2022 by geoffcain

I am gathering a few resources from when I started my career in education and instructional design that are currently being resurrected in the name of <insert grant-worthy buzzword here>. Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson wrote the “Seven … Continue reading →

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Hypothesis and Social Annotation

Posted on April 29, 2022 by geoffcain

We had a great presentation today on using Hypothes.is in online classes at Clover Park Technical College. I presented, but it was really important to have the eLearning Office represented (Cindy Overton) and my fellow instructional designer and Chinese Culture … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Indigenous Open Educational Resources

Posted on April 26, 2022 by geoffcain

This came in over the wire from Amanda Coolidge via Cable Green: Indigenous Open Educational Resources: Respectfully Uplifting Community Voice Date: May 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Open education is grounded in Western understandings of ownership, protocol, … Continue reading →

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