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Some Thoughts on OER or Why Capitalists Can’t Cook
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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Tagged David Wiley, oer, Open Pedagogy, open textbooks, sustainability
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I can’t do it myself! Collaborating with colleagues around the world on OER
Christina Hendricks and Zoe Wake Hyde presented more on Rebus textbooks using the philosophy projects as an example. According to the schedule: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Explain how the Rebus Community can facilitate … Continue reading
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Tagged #CascadiaOpenEd, oer, open textbooks, philosophy, rebus
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Community as Infrastructure
My first session at the Cascadia Open Education Summit was Zoe Wake Hyde’s Community as Infrastructure: Building a scalable, sustainable approach to open textbook publishing. I am very excited about this presentation because I have been following the Rebus Foundation … Continue reading
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Tagged infrastructure, oer, open textbooks, rebus, textbooks
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A Math Textbook for Adult Basic Education
I want to thank folks who contacted me about open textbooks for adult basic math. I taught the course last quarter with downloaded worksheets, old textbooks, and out-dated GED teaching materials. My class made it work – I turned it … Continue reading
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Tagged ABE, adult basic education, CNX, Community College, math, mathematics, oer, open textbooks, openstax, teaching
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The Commons and OER: Metaphors Matter
David Wiley in his blog, Iterating Towards Openness, wrote a post on the Commons metaphor and OER: “…is the commons the right metaphor for our work with OER? There are incredibly important – some might argue fundamental – differences between commons and … Continue reading
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Tagged creative commons, David Wiley, oer, open education resources, open textbooks
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LiDA103: Open education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world
I got this reminder for the free, micro-course from Wayne Mackintosh this morning. I am really looking forward to participating. I will be posting what I learn and about the people I meet here on this blog. Projects like these … Continue reading
How OERs Will Destroy the Future!
LeiLani Cauthen published an opinion piece called “Are you still going to prefer OER? The $2.28 Billion Loss to Publishers & the Future – Part 1” that has been batted around Twitter for the last couple of days (thanks Robin … Continue reading
Open the Gateless Gate: OER and Open Education
One of my New Year’s Resolutions this year (and last, as a matter of fact) was to fight less and celebrate more. I can get really annoyed when I come across a pay-wall when trying to access materials that are … Continue reading
Pacific Northwest OER Directory
This looks like another new and worthy effort coming out of Oregon. If you are interested in Open Education, Open Education Resources (OER), or Open Textbooks, I would encourage you to take a look at the Pacific Northwest OER Directory. … Continue reading
Impacts of OER in Community College
I appreciate Stephen Downes take on OER – that there should be “no significant difference” between classes taught with OER or commercial text as far as outcomes go. I got into education to see that happen. The impact that I … Continue reading
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Tagged oer, open education resources, open textbooks, OpenEdMOOC, Social justice, Stephen Downes
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