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  • Looking back at Open Ed 2010, looking forward to 2011

    Today I reviewed some presentations from Open Ed 2010 and thought about the last several years of the Open Education movement. Here are a couple clips from the Barcelona conference, starting with a nice overview from my favorite OER advocate, Hal Plotkin:

     


    Hal Plotkin: impressions about Open Ed 2010


    Hal Plotkin at Open Ed 2010:
    “Meeting President Obama’s 2020 College Graduation Goal – The Role of Open Educational Resources”

    And in case you missed Hal Plotkin’s “new speech” from his 2011 Connexions conference keynote, it’s a must.
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  • Hal Plotkin Keynote on Open Educational Resources

    Last month in Vietnam Hal Plotkin gave a truly outstanding keynote at the OCWC Global Meeting, describing Open Educational Resources as the way to make higher education affordable and accessible to all who seek it. Hal is currently a senior adviser to the Under Secretary of the US Department of Education Martha Kanter. I had the opportunity to spend some time with Hal after the conference as we toured Ha Long Bay, and I must say that he is the type of person who restores my confidence in my government. Even if you only have time to watch part of his keynote I highly recommend it. Much of it draws from his own life story, with very humble beginnings (Hal was forced to drop out of school to support his mother and siblings). Enjoy!

    May 6 Keynote: Hal Plotkin from OpenCourseWare Consortium on Vimeo.