Eric Gorski has a new article on the changing textbook industry. Open textbooks and Flatworld Knowledge are discussed.
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Changing the Textbook Industry
Posted in Open Education
Tagged higher education, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, open textbook, open textbooks
Public Domain Mark
Diane Peters is announcing Public Domain Mark, a method of labeling and tagging items in the public domain. Peters is asking for “public” comment via the cc-licenses mailing list. From the announcement:
The PDM is not a legal instrument like CC0 or our licenses — it can only be used to label a work with information about its public domain copyright status, not change a work’s current status under copyright.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged commons, copy right, copyright, creative commons, openness, public domain
Interview with Christine Nytko
Jane Park has posted an interview with Christine Nytko. Nytko is a science reviewer at Curriki. From the post:
I am certain that the average teacher is NOT aware of open licensing alternatives. In fact, many teachers I know still operate on the guiding principle of CASE – Copy And Steal Everything.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged cc, CC licenses, creative commons, curriki, e-learning, K-12, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
BBC Jam
Nelson B. Heller has posted a case study of the BBC Jam web site, a failed OER experiment. From the post:
In short, the BBC’s two defining realities – exemplary programming and tax support – collided head on over its decision to create a uniquely enriched free online curriculum for the nation’s primary and secondary students.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
Interview with George Veletsianos
Marc Perry has posted an interview with George Veletsianos on open and social learning. From the post:
It’s no longer possible for universities to be offering distance-education courses that are isolationsist or individualistic when people’s experiences outside of the university are social and connected.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, higher education, online learning, Open Education, openness
OCW Content for Improving Teaching
OnlineUniversities.com has posted a list of 101 open courses to improve teaching. Thanks to Eric Sheninger for the link.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, higher education, K-12, ocw, oer, online learning, open content
U.S. Dept of Ed Lists OER as a Priority
Timothy Vollmer notes that the U.S. Department of Education lists OER as a priority for grant money.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged creative commons, e-learning, higher education, K-12, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
Recent EDUCAUSE Review on Openness
Stephen Downes notes that the most recent issue of EDUCAUSE Review deals with openness.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
MIT OCW Wins Award from AAAS
Stephen Carson is announcing that MIT OCW has won an award from American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). From the announcement:
The Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) was designed to promote exceptional online materials that are available free of charge to science educators. The acronym SPORE refers to a reproductive element adapted to develop, often in less than ideal conditions, into something new.
Thanks to Suzuki Takao for the link.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, higher education, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
Lessons Learned from Open Learning
Dave Cormier has posted a list of the lessons he’s learned from his participation in open learning. Open Learning – what I have learned includes statements like:
- Hypothesis 1 – Making work public makes it better
- Hypothesis 2 – Some students like to work
- Hypothesis 3 – The community can be the curriculum
Dave provides longer explanations for each of his eight hypotheses. Head over to the blog and see if your experience agrees with his.
