The licensing balance: Dr Chuck and MIT OCW

The licensing balance: Dr Chuck and MIT OCW

Like many (well many in the educational technology world anyway) I saw Chuck Severance’s blog post yesterday about deciding to stop using Creative Commons licensing for high value stuff and to reissue his content with All Rights Reserved. I found the post sad but understandable. With an Open license you give up some/ most control … Continue reading »

et4online afterthoughts

et4online afterthoughts

I had the privilege of spending last week at the Sloan C and Merlot Emerging Technologies for Online Learning conference (et4online). I wrote a little about it in advance and wanted to take note of some of what I saw, heard, and was provoked and stimulated by while it was still fresh. As predicted in my pre-conference post, my conference was all about open, MOOCs, accessibility, and ePortfolios. Continue reading »

Social Media in Education OSW

Social Media in Education OSW

So tomorrow I’m running a faculty development workshop here at UW Oshkosh under the auspices of a One Session Wonder at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. I’m excited about this but I’m speaking from personal and professional experience rather than extensive academic investigation and reflection or specific technical expertise. Consequently I draw … Continue reading »

OpenEd 2012 (2/2)

OpenEd 2012 (2/2)

Following on from my general blog post about OpenEd12, there’s lot’s of the conference that I’m not going to comment on – too much time has passed. However, for me at least, there were two presentations that highlighted pivotal issues and which have shaped how I’m thinking back on the year. One from Rory McGreal and … Continue reading »

Making a list, checking it twice

Making a list, checking it twice

A little delayed but “Yippee!” For any of you who don’t know the Guardian is a major British and International newspaper which runs an online professional network for Higher Education - the Guardian Higher Education Network. The HE Network put together a series of reference resources about blogs and this blog made the “Higher education blogs … Continue reading »