Open Education

The IT Tech Fair will be held on Thursday, October 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Trabant University Center Multi-Purpose Rooms. This is a unique opportunity for University of Delaware’s faculty and staff to familiarize themselves with the technology services offered at UD. Staff from IT and other University groups who provide technology [...]

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As the spring semester slowly fades away, here is an opportunity for faculty members to start planning for the next time they will teach classes. We all know the internet is a treasure trove of learning materials, but how can one find the right resources without spending too much time digging in the wrong spots? [...]

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The U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute announce the launch of the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition. The competition will award cash prizes for the best short videos that explain the use and promise of free, high-quality Open Educational Resources—or “OER”—and describe the benefits and opportunities these materials create for teachers, [...]

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This is an invitation from Cable Green, Director of Global Learning, Creative Commons. Hope you can take advantage of some of these free events! Open Education Week will take place from March 5-10 online and in locally hosted events around the world, with opportunities to participate in webinars and online discussions. Participation is free and [...]

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The Open Knowledge Foundation, a UK-based non-profit organization promoting open access, has published a short guide to help people find public domain items online. This short guide offers an overview of what is public domain, where to find public domain works, and copyright licensing. Please share some of your own public domain sources on the [...]

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As reported on the Chronicle of Higher Education Web site, the University of Massachusetts Amherst announced a grant process to lower the cost of textbooks for students. Eight faculty members were awarded a total of 10 grants, $1,000 per course, to adopt a new curricular resource strategy using easily identified digital resources. Under the program, faculty [...]

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I read an interesting article in Inside Higher Ed this week about the story of a marketing professor at Central Michigan University. In this article, Mike Garver, a self-proclaimed great lecturer, explains his process to remove lecturing from his classroom altogether: “I kind of gave up lecturing in the classroom,” Garver says, adding that he [...]

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The Saylor Foundation, still pushing to develop a complete college-level free online curriculum, has announced a second round of its open textbook challenge today. With this Challenge, we’re on the hunt for textbooks that correlate to the 200+ online college-level courses offered on Saylor.org. We’re offering $20,000 awards to each textbook author who submits an [...]

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I’m usually better than this at keeping up with social media and sharing fresh news. This one is a year old, but nevertheless worth sharing. Published in November of 2010 on the “Marc and Angel Hack Life” blog, 12 Dozen Places to Educate Yourself Online For Free is a gold mine for anyone motivated enough [...]

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Now that students are equipped with the latest and greatest in mobile technology, the very existence of computer labs on university campuses is being challenged. How can you make the most use of your current computer lab and make it a place where students really learn instead of checking email and playing Farmville? Nicole Servais, [...]

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