A11y and Open are political – webinars & online events are too! – Ghizzi Dunlop Robin Wall Kimmerer said, ‘Western science is knowledge for knowledge’s sake; Traditional Ecological Knowledge is knowledge coupled with responsibility for that knowledge.” Substitute “Open” for “western science” and replace “Traditional Ecological” with “Accessible and Inclusive Open”. Accessibility is […] View Article
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Are you all webinar-ed out? Did you find the pandemic raised tricky issues about access to study materials in your… View Article
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How are universities helping to fight hunger in the UK? View Article
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I have long been puzzled as to why open badges are rarely mentioned in our annual OER conferences. I do… View Article
2 CommentsThe hedgerows are full of fruit right now, these elderberries are so inviting! Bountiful nourishment which we can forage to make a delicious tea time treat at little or now cost. Thanks to the disruption of the pandemic many of us have been visiting the virtual hedgerows of edu-twitter and other such spaces to exchange […] View Article
Leave a commentThe wonderful artwork shared above provides a clear metaphor for the current Covid19 crisis which moves amongst us and touches us all, wherever we may live, whatever our circumstances. “We are all in this together” has often been the refrain we hear on the news and in supermarkets. However, new research is revealing that our […] View Article
1 CommentThe current virus crisis has provided many valuable lessons to us all as a society. Very early on the UK a list of key workers was drawn up by the government – these would be the individuals who would be in the front line, keeping us safe and ensuring that we could sustain some sort […] View Article
Leave a commentBased in: The University of the Highlands and Islands (Perth campus). Passionate about: lifelong learning, technology in learning, collaborating. Currently I am a member of the University Learning and Teaching Academy team, however I have worked in and out of the university since 1994 during which time I have undertaken a variety of roles including […] View Article
Leave a commentThe OER20 conference takes place in London on 1st-2nd April. Always a friendly and welcoming event we are delighted that some of the contributors have given up their time to meet us online to give us a flavour of what will be happening. Joining the conversation from around the world we will hear from one […] View Article
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It is that time of year again! This annual event helps us to share the many open activities we are… View Article
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