The Kids Open Dictionary has been a project of love (self-funded) that I and others have worked on for the last 6 years. This year, we accomplished some big milestones. Perhaps the most significant to me is that we defined
Reflecting on my year of open – part 4/Open learning vs OER
For a couple years now, I’ve been puzzling over the intersections between Open Educational Resources (OER) and open learning. While they have much in common, they clearly aren’t the same thing. OER are “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside
Reflecting on my year of open – part 3/OER and districts
This year, I have reflected a lot on the way that districts adopt curriculum and what this means for OER. First, some background… The curriculum adoption and purchase decision in K-12 schools is a complicated process. There are many players
Reflecting on my year of open – part 2/K-12 OER COP
This year, with support from the Hewlett Foundation, we launched the K-12 OER Community of Practice (COP). This project grew out of my years of doing OER advocacy work in K-12 and my thought that it was time to take
Reflecting on my year of open – part 1
One of the nice things about doing some organized work on OER and open learning (including some with support from the Hewlett Foundation) is that it prompts me do reflect on my own work and thoughts regularly. As this year