eclectic, pragmatic, enthusiastic
Open education seems to be getting some traction here in Utah. In addition to our recently launched Utah Open Textbooks project targeting high school science, I was very pleased to see open education generally, and the Open High School of Utah model specifically, recommended prominently in the Utah Advisory Commission to Optimize State Government’s Report … Read more
Two weeks ago, Washington state representative Reuven Carlyle wrote a blog post about his vision for open education in the state of Washington, in which he referred at length to my recent Educause article, Openness as Catalyst for an Educational Reformation. A thoughtful constituent of Carlyle’s, Professor Amy Kinsel, professor of History at Shoreline Community … Read more
Creative Commons published an interview today with the Open High School of Utah’s Director, DeLaina Tonks. DeLaina does an excellent job describing the school and talking about the impact of OER on education and learning. Congrats to OHSU on all their recent press and the great things happening there!