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Hypothesis and Social Annotation

Posted on April 29, 2022 by admin

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 admin

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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Connection Between Interactivity and Retention in Online Courses

Posted on February 28, 2022 by admin

This is an old post that I resurrected from a previous iteration of this blog. I am putting it here because I am going to update this research, but I thought it might be helpful to others to see that … Continue reading →

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AI and the Unknowing Knower

Posted on February 3, 2022 by admin

“Things are not as they are seen, nor are they otherwise.” – Lankavatara Sutra In education, there has been increased discussion of Artificial Intelligence because of the growing interest in Learning Analytics by education institutions. Learning Analytics requires a lot … Continue reading →

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Instructional Design Resources for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Posted on January 26, 2022 by admin

This post is to provide resources for future collaboration with faculty and other instructional designers. If you have rubrics, tools, frameworks, or other resources that you have found useful, please comment below. This is a short list to get IDs … Continue reading →

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Khipu: Ancient Peruvian Computers

Posted on January 18, 2022 by admin

What is a “khipu”? A khipu (also know as a “quipu”) is an ingenious Incan counting and record keeping system. According to the British Museum, it was first introduced by the Wari and further developed by the Incas. A khipu … Continue reading →

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Open Textbook Library for Social Work

Posted on December 3, 2021 by admin

This is a note that Matthew DeCarlo sent out today. This is of particular interest for myself on two levels. The first is that I have worked with online Social Work degree programs (such as Humboldt State’s online Master’s in … Continue reading →

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UNESCO Ratifies Recommendation on Open Science

Posted on December 2, 2021 by admin

This is an important day for Jennifer Miller and myself, and of course, the whole world really. Everything that we have been working on over the last year hinges upon UNESCO’s ratification of their recommendation on Open Science. Some of … Continue reading →

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OERcamp.global Starts Next Week

Posted on November 30, 2021 by admin

Jennifer Miller and I are presenting at this event on the Open Science Syllabus. This just in from #OERcampglobal… Dear Everyone interested in Open Education!  It’s only a few days until #OERcampglobal (9–11 Dec)! We’re going to gather for 48 hours … Continue reading →

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An Open Syllabus from OE4BW for Teaching the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science

Posted on October 1, 2021 by admin

This is from the abstract for a presentation that Jennifer Miller and I did for Open Education Global Conference. I am pretty excited about this work. Open research and open data are often things that scientists and other researchers do … Continue reading →

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