Tag Archives: Open Educational Resources

Why OER Advocates Should Be Happy About the iPad

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

I got some comments on my Blackboard iPad post specifically regarding the push toward native—and therefore proprietary—apps and away from standards-based web apps. This concern is just one example of a constellation of complaints about how Apple is too closed. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Anya Kamenetz and the Open Education Movement

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

Many thanks to Cable Green for linking to this interview with Anya Kamenetz: Kamenetz’s recent article in Inside Higher Ed has also been getting a lot of attention, as has her blog, as she promotes her new book DIY U: … Continue reading →

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ITOE: Comparing Two OpenCourseWare Styles

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

It’s week three, and the course continues to elide the distinction between open education and open educational resources. That’s a shame because there’s a real opportunity to explore the differences in goals in the current assignment: Carefully review five (5) … Continue reading →

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ITOE: Motivations for Open Education

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

Well, it’s only the second week of class, and I’m already turning an assignment in late. (It was due yesterday.) I can’t even argue (plausibly, anyway) that the dog ate my blog post. So much for iron self-discipline. At any … Continue reading →

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Open Education Skeptic: We Are All Prof. Gradgrind Now

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

Since I have made a commitment to take the umbrella concept of open education more seriously, this will be the first post in an occasional series in which I express my concerns about open education as a way of working … Continue reading →

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