Re-writing for Proseminar

It’s time to share another round of student writing! I asked students in the Proseminar course at USU (in which all faculty take three week turns introducing students to their research interests) to put together a paper about issues related to open education. The twist (there always is one) is that they were to write … Read more

10 Years of Open Content

The 10th anniversary of open content is quickly approaching! The phrase “open content” was born in the late spring of 1998, and the first open content license was unleashed on the world in July of 1998 (yes, I know this first license was pretty awful – but hey, it was my first attempt!). In recognition … Read more

Making the COSL Microlibrary Easier to Use

Some of you will know COSL’s Microlibrary project. For those of you who don’t, the Microlibrary is a public service project inspired by the Internet Archive’s Bookmobile which makes weekly trips to public schools in Utah, teaching kids about the history of writing and printing, getting kids involved in making books, and giving every kid … Read more