Today OEN has reached 1,000 posts. In May we announced reaching 500 posts.
A character in a science fiction show once characterized the human experience as consisting of moments of transition and moments of revelation. In some ways that summarizes what we do at OEN – chronicle the changes and epiphanies by individuals and organizations. Looking back at 1,000 posts, here are some of the moments that shape or inform:
Moments of Transition
- OpenCourseWare Consortium elects board
- OER bill signed in California
- P2P University formed
- Open High School of Utah registration begins
- Sergey Brin gives $500,000 to Creative Commons
- Five major universities announce open access
- The Open College Textbook Act
- Spain introduces OA Mandate
- CC0 and CC+ launched
- Virginia releases open textbook
- Wikipedia selects CC license
- BYU begins OCW pilot
- USU OCW stalled
- $50 million for OER
Moments of Revelation
- OER Handbook (disclaimer: a project of this author)
- Richard Baranuik at TED
- Questions about OER from Brian Lamb, Dave Cormier part 1, part 2, George Siemens, David Wiley and Leigh Blackall.
- Edupunk
- Textbooks in Iraq
- “Creative Commons is bogus”
- Downes-Wiley dialogue
This list is only a small sample of what has happened since the first post. There are many others that could easily be included on this list. The OEN staff would like to thank the Open Society Institute and the Shuttleworth Foundation for their support. As always, we thank you for your support. As always, we would love to get your feedback.
