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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I have long been puzzled as to why open badges are rarely mentioned in our annual OER conferences. I do… View Article
2 CommentsThe 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
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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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Contributed by Terese Bird @tbirdcymru As Leicester Medical School’s Educational Designer I oversee the School’s one-iPad-per-student programme. The iPads serve… View Article
1 CommentBased in: University of Southampton, School of Electronics & Computer Science. My channels: @KellyATerrell Personal Blog site: Digital Education KAT Passionate about: open educational resources, digital education, technology innovation A bit about me: I am the strategy and technical lead for EdShare – an open digital content platform for teaching and learning materials built on […] View Article
Leave a commentBased in: Open Universiteit, Netherlands – see below for update. Passionate about: Intercultural Learning, Open Virtual Mobility, Virtual Exchanges, Collaborative Open Learning, and Open Educational Practices Open network: My channels Recommends: Trying connecting courses through virtual exchange with an international course. Instructors and administration learn so much about themselves, students, the educational systems in both countries, […] View Article
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Based in: University of Warwick School of Modern Languages and Cultures Passionate about: Learning through connected practice, languages and communication,… View Article
Leave a commentBased in: The Open University, UK Open network: @crumphelen helencrump. Passionate about: critical education, walking and camping. I’m currently in my second year of a PhD. I’m investigating the idea of selfOER that Suzan Koseoglu and Maha Bali proposed at OER16. Basically, it sees openness as a way of being or as a […] View Article
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