Category Archives: open education

OER You Not Inspired?

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Reverend

It was pretty hard for me not to do a double-take while reading David Wiley’s recent post about the “cost trap” of OERs. While I agree with the fact that defining educational resources around cost savings is uninspired, I found … Continue reading →

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OpenMed

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Reverend

A little over two weeks ago I ventured to nearby Torino, Italy for the final two days of a week-long training event that is part of the OpenMed initiative. What’s OpenMed, well I am glad you asked: Five partners from … Continue reading →

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#OER17 Karaoke Replay

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Reverend

Last week I did a ds106radio show highlighting some of the songs that were karaoke’d at the #OER17 after party.  I had a blast that evening because I enjoy karaoke to no end, and I was able to share the … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Need Permission to be Open

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Reverend

I made the mistake of mentioning I was a bit struck by David Wiley’s recent post “How is Open Pedagogy Different?” on Twitter. I should have gone right to the blog because the tweet onslaught from David and Mike Caulfield … Continue reading →

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The Overselling of Open

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Reverend

I gave two presentations yesterday, one to a faculty cohort at Coventry University about Domain of One’s Own, I also presented a session titled “The Overselling of Open” as part of the Open Education Tuesdays series through the UNLR. The … Continue reading →

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Virtually Connecting the OER Conspiracy Dots

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Reverend

Still working on blogging all the good stuff I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of the last two months. At the same time, I’m also hoping it’s one small way to counteract the feelings of hopelessness in the aftermath … Continue reading →

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In service to CUNY’s mission as a public university

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Reverend

This post is part of a new series I will be writing here on the bava that will be cross-posted to the CUNY Academic Commons News blog. That’s right, I have finally made it as a professional blogger. You think … Continue reading →

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A POEJAM in Porto

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Reverend

Last week I spent a few days in beautiful Porto, Portugal at the Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM) Conference thanks to the kind invite from Graham Atwell. Since last April we had been planning a different kind of keynote: the People’s Open … Continue reading →

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The People’s Open Education Jam or, Say it with a GIF

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Reverend

This Friday I will be co-presenting with Graham Atwell at the  Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM’15) in Porto, Portugal.  The talk is something we kind of half-baked up at EDEN15 this past April in Barcelona, and we have been playing with over … Continue reading →

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Is Content Infrastructure or the Residue of Social Learning?

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Reverend

I love Vanessa Genneralli, let me get that out of the way up front. Her laugh can sail a thousand ships, and her infectious, joyful energy makes talking to her akin to waterskiing on Skittles. But enough about her, let’s … Continue reading →

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