Rachael Ensign is reporting on the results of a recent survey that found many historians looking for a way to publish research digitally. From the article:
A new survey of 4,000 historians found that most are willing to try digital scholarship—such as interactive maps or online databases—but that the number of journals interested in publishing such online scholarship is tiny.
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Tagged higher education, journal, library, open content, openness, research
Ruth Suehle has a new post on free culture, market forces and “sharecropping.” From the post:
Assuming that complete freedom is the goal, the question becomes, when can businesses benefit from free without taking ownership of the result?
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Tagged cc, CC licenses, commons, creative commons, Internet, openness, public domain, sustainability
About a year ago OEN reported on Lisa Chamberlin, who is attempting to get a PhD using open materials. Chamberlin has a new post giving a progress update. From the post:
Solving the puzzle of recognition for the work put into an “open” degree is a vital part of my journey. I get questions regularly from readers with similar ideas – all wanting to know if their efforts will be recognized by the employing world.
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Tagged e-learning, higher education, online learning, open content, Open Education, open phd, openness
Heidi M. Nickisch Duggan has a new post listing the reasons faculty should care about open access. From the post:
We encourage you to consider a publishing model that can improve the prominence and impact of your research. This model will permit you to access the literature you need for your own research immediately upon its publication and at no cost to you.
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Tagged higher education, journal, library, OATP, open access
KarenC notes that a free course on business and management competencies with a Web 2.0 focus is beginning November 1.
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Tagged e-learning, online learning, open content, Open Education
Steve LeBlanc has a new post discussing issues behind participation in Massively Open Online Courses (MOOC). From the post:
In a MOOC, you are encouraged to take a whole new approach to learning. You are asked to step up and create your own flight path, your own adventure. To where you ask? Well, that’s part of the challenge.
Link and commentary by Stephen Downes.
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Tagged e-learning, mooc, online learning, open content, Open Education
NYU Campus Media tweets about the launch of an open education pilot at NYU.
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Tagged higher education, ocw, oer, open content, Open Education, openness
Marc Canter has a new post arguing that open video needs interactive development editors. From the post:
So this blog post is me respectfully disagreeing and telling the folks of the Open Video movement that unless we have interactivity as a major ‘data type’ and we provide simple, easy to use timeline editors (or other editing paradigms) that enable teachers, designers, artists and academics to creator interactive courseware,
Thanks to Stephen Downes for the link.
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Tagged ocw, oer, open content, Open Education, open video, openness
Pieter Kleymeer, Molly Kleinman and Ted Hanss have published a paper for the upcoming Open Education 2010 Conference. The abstract:
University libraries are well positioned to run or support OER production and publication operations. Many university libraries already have the technical, service, and policy infrastructure in place that would provide economies of scale for nascent and mature OER projects. Given a number of aligning factors, the University of Michigan (U-M) has an excellent opportunity to integrate Open.Michigan, its OER operation, into the University Library. This paper presents the case for greater university library involvement in OER projects generally, with U-M as a case study.
Thanks to OER Commons for the link.
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Tagged e-learning, library, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
Mary Ann Bitter has posted part 2 of an interview with NIXTY founder Glen Moriarty. From the post:
We are excited about playing our small role in the open education movement. I’m not sure there could be a better group of people to work with.
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Tagged e-learning, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
