A library guide to open education resources including faculty toolkits for open education, open access and open textbooks; a vetted list of open education repositories; and evaluation criteria for assessing open education resources. It also includes rubrics and promotional material on open education topics.
Author Archives: wmengle
Arts One Open
Arts One Open is a WordPress-based online extension or complement to UBC’s Arts One course that enables anyone to join this voyage of discovery and critical analysis.
DS106
Digital Storytelling (ds106) is an open, online course built in WordPress that happens at various times throughout the year at the University of Mary Washington… but you can join in whenever you like and leave whenever you need.
Link: http://ds106.us/
What is Open Education?
Good overview and introduction to what is meant by “open education”.
Link: https://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks/2015/04/11/what-is-open-education/
Toward Open Education in British Columbia
Toward Open Education: Resources and Frameworks for Interaction hopes to leverage a combination of BC-specific case studies and focused resources to produce a web framework that will deliver impactful summaries and meaningful engagements around open education best practices, ongoing challenges, and practical tips relevant to BC educators and students.
Link: http://bcopened.org/
WordPress.tv How-To’s
A series of video tutorials on how to do different things in WordPress, including managing users, discussion settings, using the media library, and more.
Students as Producers: An Introduction
Derek Bruff provides an introduction to the Student as Producer pedagogical model.
Link: http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/2013/09/students-as-producers-an-introduction/
WordPress Support
The main documentation site for WordPress.org, which includes documentation and help forums.
Six Ways to Add Twitter to Your WordPress Site
How-to on different ways Twitter can be added to WordPress sites.
Link: http://mashable.com/2012/10/08/twitter-wordpress-integration/
(Why) Does Your Education Website Collect Information about Visitors?
Audrey Watters examines implications of tracking analytics (via tools like Google Analytics) on educational websites.