The positive, often serendipitous news about the Open Course Library continues to appear. Shortly after our launch, the Saylor Foundation adapted 11 Open Course Library courses for use by self-learners. In the process they made the courses easier to access. You see, our first batch of courses were released as…
From Cable to Me to You
Flagrant reuse warning: I copied the following post from Cable’s blog because he said what I wanted to say 🙂 If you use Creative Commons licenses for your OER (or any other openly licensed creative work), you might want to check out: http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/32157 Please contribute to the new OER Policy Registry: http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/32072 New video…
A Big Day for Open Policy
Today was a big day for open policy, with important hearings in the Washington State House and Senate on measures requiring open licensing of courseware developed with state funds. State Representative Reuven Carlyle sponsored the House bill (along with a number of other representatives), and testified at both hearings. The…
Going Open: Lessons Learned from the Open Course Library
Scott Dennis and I presented at NorthWest eLearn in Vancouver, WA last Thursday and Friday. As usual, I threw my slides on SlideShare before the presentation. On Sunday I got an email telling me my prezi was “hot” on SlideShare. 5300 views later I am wishing I spent a little…
WA Representative Chris Reykdal at the Textbook Rebellion
WA Representative Chris Reykdal at the Textbook Rebellion #txtbktour11, originally uploaded by caswell_tom. WA Representative Chris Reykdal supporting textbook affordability at the Textbook Rebellion #txtbktour11 chrisreykdal