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Just a quick shout-out to UBC’s stellar team of librarians for their leadership in pulling together events for Open Access Week. Kudos for promoting some of the fantastic efforts across the campus dedicated to achieving a more accessible and public-minded … Continue reading →

Via the always-indispensable OLDaily, a pointer to the MobileEducator, described by Michael Fienen as “a framework that would allow anyone to get into mobile apps without the expensive cost of development and cumbersome integration processes that schools face now.” Fair … Continue reading →

Vancouver Art Gallery shared CC by Camilo Arango When we decided to hold the Open Education Conference in downtown Vancouver, it was our hope we would take advantage of some of what the area had to offer. I’m especially excited … Continue reading →

Hermosillo, Mexico shared CC by pmoroni I was little surprised to find that yesterday was the hottest day ever recorded in Vancouver. In no small part because the record temperature rang in at only 33.8 degrees C (92.8 F): warm, … Continue reading →

I wanted to spend some real time with the site before blogging about the Free Music Archive, and over that time my admiration for this project has continued to grow. The FMA describes itself thus: The Free Music Archive is … Continue reading →

Just a quick note that today is the last day to snag the ridiculously cheap early rate for this year’s Open Education Conference, August 12-14th in Van Rock City. If you have not already, I urge you to take a … Continue reading →

I know Novak Rogic well enough to know that when he gets this enthusiastic about some new development that it’s worth paying attention to. So what’s the deal with the Section Widget WordPress plugin? This plugin is basically an improved … Continue reading →

I wrote in an earlier post that one of our goals with the Sixth Annual Open Education Conference was to present a program that somehow expanded how we conceived and thought through what open education means. So imagine how thrilled the … Continue reading →

Just a quick note how flattered I am to be one of the guest speakers for next month’s workshop hosted by SFU’s Summer Publishing Workshops series, Web Content Management. I can’t do a better description than the blurb: Digitization is … Continue reading →