Author: karen

The open dictionary has reached a milestone of having 15% of its words defined. One thing that has helped move it along is the glossary  builder, which many people have expressed an interest in. Research demonstrates that explicit instruction in

This is an interesting article about a group putting together social networking with open courseware to “global, tuition-free Internet university,” University of the People. They say they will apply for accreditation as soon as possible. Whether or not they are

I just went to the web site of a large ed tech conference and was very happy to see a special promotion for all the Open Source activities they are featuring at their conference. I was less excited to see

#4 – Be knowledgeable about copyright, what is legal and what is not, and what your open options are. Many people in education play pretty loose with copyright rules, figuring that “educational use” gives them the right to do whatever

#3 – Post your lesson plans on an open sharing site. Many of us post lesson plans online with the intent of sharing with others. Posting lessons with an open license ensures that they can be shared (legally). One of