Author: karen

I did two well-received sessions on open content for education at NECC this year. (Curiously, while there were many sessions on open source software, these were the only ones on open content.) I was thrilled with how enthusiastic everyone was

I’ve been talking a lot to folks lately about the idea of open textbooks beginning to replace conventional textbooks, allowing both for more differentiation and for vast sums of money to be redirected toward more useful things (like professional development

Like Flickr, Picasa allows users to assign a Creative Commons license to their photos. Until recently, you couldn’t search for CC licensed photos, but now that has been added! When you do a seach, just click Show options on the

I’ve been thinking about open licensed photos and model releases. True, licensing and model releases are separate issues, but the discussion is relevant if you want to use open licensed photos that have people in them. Some open photo repositories

I am really excited about two hands-on sessions I’m facilitating at NECC in DC this year. They both concern OERs, a topic that I am very passionate about, both for the opportunity to differentiate instruction and the potential to replace