Tag Archives: oer

Master’s Degree: Leadership in Open Education

Posted on May 21, 2021 by geoffcain

This just in from my contacts from the UNESCO program, Open Education for a Better World: University of Nova Gorica and the UNESCO chair on Open Technologies for Open Educational Resources and Open Learning have launched an international Master’s Degree … Continue reading →

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OER:  Matrix Algebra with Computational Applications 

Posted on May 6, 2021 by geoffcain

This just in from Regina Gong via the Internets. I am particularly interested in interactive, openly-licensed math textbooks and materials: Hello Everyone, I hope you all are having a great almost weekend. I’m here to announce yet another excellent OER … Continue reading →

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Evolving Pedagogy from Crisis to Competency

Posted on March 25, 2020 by geoffcain

This post came out of a brainstorming sketch I did while trying to think of ways to help us adapt our way through this crisis and emerge with stronger courses, programs, and institutions. This isn’t how institutions typically behave: typically … Continue reading →

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Calendar of eLearning Events

Posted on March 20, 2020 by geoffcain

Stephen Downes has created a calendar of free online events for faculty going online due to the Covid19 crisis, his note is here: If you are hosting a live webcast or online event intended to help people create an online … Continue reading →

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Browsing and Downloading Smithsonian CC0 Content

Posted on March 2, 2020 by geoffcain

This is here as a quick note to some faculty I am working with on courses that are (ideally) using open content. The Smithsonian announced that they were removing copyright restrictions to nearly 3 million from their collections. This includes … Continue reading →

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A New Open Textbook on Philosophy

Posted on September 22, 2019 by geoffcain

I got a notice of this last week. It looks like a good introduction to philosophy. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the series: “Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Mind surveys both historical and contemporary theories and … Continue reading →

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Everything New is Old Again: OER and Assessment

Posted on August 27, 2019 by geoffcain

I have been commenting on “online homework systems” and testing in general as assessment via blog postings and Twitter from David Wiley and Clint Lalonde. Obviously, it is difficult to tease out any kind of real argument on Twitter, so … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and Collaborative Learning

Posted on May 4, 2019 by geoffcain

I am not sure what kind of post this is – a somewhat interesting note about the history of collaborative learning, authorship, and open practices. I am looking a bit into the history of collaborative learning as part of a … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on OER or Why Capitalists Can’t Cook

Posted on April 25, 2019 by geoffcain

David Wiley posted on his blog “From here to there: Musings about the path to having good OER for every course on campus.” Part of that path includes the fact that “This work will require us to invest time and … Continue reading →

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The Creative Commons Certificate Course and Open

Posted on April 25, 2019 by geoffcain

Stephen Downes posted some of his discussion about the Creative Commons Certificate Course from various corners of the web. I wanted to share the response I posted to his blog because, as he mentioned, someone wasn’t sure where his comment … Continue reading →

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