Category: College

  • Interview with UMUC's Karen Vignare at OCWC 2014

    On Thursday I had the privilege of chatting with Karen Vignare, Associate Provost at University of Maryland University College (UMUC) here at OCWC in Ljubljana, Slovenia. During Wednesday’s conference presentation, Karen told us more about how UMUC are moving toward an 100% e-resources/OER model by the end of 2016. In Spring/Summer 2013 alone,…

  • CCCOER: OER Impact Research Webinar

    This week myself and Quill West presented to the Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) webinar on the impact of OER on educators and students in the community college system.  My part of the presentation was largely based on the surveys carried out as part of last years OERRH research.…

  • Apr 9: OER Impact Research at Community Colleges

    If you’re a community college person and interested in OER you’ll probably be aware of Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) who are one of our collaboration partners.  I’ll be presenting some of our research findings at a forthcoming webinar on April 9th 2014. Link to recording:  http://oerresearchhub.org/2014/04/12/cccoer-oer-impact-research-webinar/ Link to…

  • OER, STEM and General Education #elearning2014

    It’s the final morning here at eLearning2014 and also the last session with an OER focus.  We have a panel of experts from colleges around the USA talking about James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, Educational Technology, Learning Resources, and Distance Learning, College of the Canyons Jean Runyon, Associate Vice President, Learning Advancement and the…

  • Innovating at Community Colleges through OER #elearning2014

    This presentation at eLearning 2014 brought together a number of OER Research Hub friends in discussion of the way that OER is fuelling innovation in community colleges.  They comprise: James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, Educational Technology, Learning Resources, and Distance Learning, College of the Canyons Quill West, OER Project Director at Tacoma Community…

  • #eLearning2014 – Pre-conference OER workshop

    I’m in Orlando, Florida (the weather is glorious, unlike the UK) for the eLearning 2014 conference which starts tomorrow.  Today I’ve taken part in a pre-conference workshop on OER in Valencia College with Jean Runyon of Anne Arundel Community College and James Glapa-Grossklag of College of the Canyons.  Here are…

  • “It’s A Wild Ride!” Barbara Illowsky on the Journey of Collaborative Statistics

    For Beck’s interview with Barbara Illowsky on Collaborative Statistics, please visit: “It’s A Wild Ride!” Barbara Illowsky on the Journey of Collaborative Statistics