OER-related Position at QFI

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Qatar Foundation International has a new posting for an ICT Officer that mentions OER specifically. I know some of the people at QFI and they’re fabulous. This sounds like a great opportunity for someone… Officer, Information Communications Technologies A critical element of QFI’s developmental approach is to apply the best & most appropriate technologies to … Read more

The OER Meal Deal

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Mike from Creative Commons repeats a question I asked in a recent post: I wonder what the delta is between clearing copyrestrictions adequately such that materials can be published on the web under an open license and just adequate clearance such that materials can be published on the web by an institution? Steve gives us … Read more

Why Bother Being Open?

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I recently realized… as long as I’m spending some of my time evangelizing on behalf of openness, maybe it would be a good idea for me to develop a deep understanding of the benefits of openness. I’ve always been an “argue by describing the benefits” kind of guy as opposed to an “argue on grounds … Read more