THIS IS THE BIG ONE!!!! The “OER Bill”

I never thought I would title a post in all caps, but I can’t believe I’m reading what I’m reading. H.R. 1464, introduced by Bill Foster of Illinois, is titled: To require Federal agencies to collaborate in the development of freely-available open source educational materials in college-level physics, chemistry, and math, and for other purposes. … Read more

Content IS Infrastructure (Welcome to the club, Chris)

Chris Lott’s recent post Open Content is So, Like, Yesterday has earned him Stephen’s attention and misinterpretation. Well, that’s happened to many of us. =) I want to remix a little of his post and provide some supporting comments: Good open content is a vital part of creating a vital open education apparatus… Content is … Read more