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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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Thoughts on Open Pedagogy v. OER-Enabled Pedagogy
I think I understand David Wiley’s frustration with the semantics around “Open Education” – it is a very broad term. “Open” means many things to many people as does “education.” I am not sure if “OER-enabled Pedagogy” really addresses the … Continue reading
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Tagged oer, OER-enabled, Open Pedagogy, open textbooks, OpenEdMOOC, pedagogy, semantics
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Questions about Creative Common’s licenses
This has certainly been an issue for some faculty. I think part of the issue is trust. Open education is more than just the content – once it all becomes just about the “OER” then we lose that sense of … Continue reading
Posted in OER
Tagged capitalism, open education, open textbooks, OpenEdMOOC, Social justice
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Promoting Open Textbooks
This is a presentation that I have used for the last ten years to promote open textbooks and OER at various campuses I have worked at. It is in desperate need of updating but I think it is a good … Continue reading
How to Close a Commons with an Open License
There are some interesting paradoxes that arise from alternatives to copyright. I have seen a big push to license articles and textbooks with a CC-by license (free to use if you attribute the author) and to avoid the CC-by-nc (free … Continue reading
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Tagged CC-by, creative commons, open education resources, open textbooks, OpenEdMOOC
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Notes From an Open Licensing Playbook
I was at a great webinar today sponsored by CCCOER called “Open Licensing Playbook” and presented by Quill West and Cable Green and hosted by Una Daly of CCCOER. “Open licensing of instructional materials such as textbooks, videos, and other related resources … Continue reading
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Tagged Copyright, creative commons, Creative Commons license, licensing, oer, open textbooks
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