Wiley & Green Share the Latest in OER and Creative Commons

This is the third part of a three-part series on learning how to find open education resources. Read the first part of this series How to Conduct a Successful OER Search with Google; read the second part How to Find Creative Commons Licensed Material on Media Sharing Sites.…

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Rhizomatic Learning, MOOCs, Libraries and Open Access

Of the many interesting points that were made today in Dave Cormier’s Rhizomatic Learning webinar, one particularly resonated with me.  With MOOCs we need to be very much aware of content ownership. As MOOC participants come from all around the globe, all resources used within the MOOC need to be freely available.  …

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With a little bit of help from my friends

Last week I posted a curation workflow diagram which received a lot of positive comments from people inside the #etmooc community and outside:

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I was amazed and delighted by this response, and I think it is a good example of the power of connected learning.…

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Preparing for a Clash of MOOCs

ETMOOC LogoWhile I am absolutely loving my experience with ETMOOC, I am about to try my first run at an xMOOC. Tomorrow, I will begin a HarvardX course, HLS1x: Copyright. I am excited.

Copyright is a topic that I have been chasing on my own for a few years now and one where I think that educators must have greater command.…

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kgitch on #etmooc week two

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After a few days disconnected, (though keeping track of the “Bill of Rights” drama and reading #etmooc blogs), these are my reflections on this past week.

#etmooc Blackboard Cheers!

I am thrilled to see people learning to blog and use Twitter.  …

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Serendipity

Photo Credit: Krug6 via Compfight cc

Photo Credit: Krug6 via Compfight cc

Webster defines serendipity as “the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for”.  And this is exactly what happened to me on Tuesday.

I’ve been exploring the use of Creative Commons work in the classroom for over a year now.…

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