Last week, I had the privilege of facilitating a short session on making ebooks as a part of the National Writing Project Annual Meeting. As with all NWP-related activities, this was great fun. We started out by brainstorming possible uses
“What if it’s not really open?
I talk to folks a lot about open licensing and Creative Commons. Most folks have no familiarity with these topics, but I’m happy to say that the awareness level is rising. One question I’ve gotten several times lately is “What
We are the 1%
I’m excited about all the new things going on with sharing, especially as it relates to personal learning for teachers. There are a lot of new groups forming around the idea of open professional development, connected learning for teachers, and
State moves to open textbooks
This week Utah announced a major initiative to use open textbooks in K-12, thanks to the efforts of Dr. David Wiley. This move is significant for a number of reasons. It saves money. This isn’t trivial in these times of
Building online learning environments with open resources
Here’s an article I wrote for OnCUE, CUE’s journal, about building online and blended learning environments using free, open resources. The article itself is open-licensed so feel free to redistribute if you like.