Opened2008

I hope you know about the amazing StoryCorps project. They’re recording the life stories and memories of ordinary people, and the stories people tell are personal, touching, and incredibly moving. We’re only two weeks away from the opening of Open Education 2008, and at this year’s conference we’ll be undertaking an oral history project of our own, recording interviews with conference goers about their participation in the open education movement. We’ll be asking questions like: ...

Open Education 2008 Conference registration is now open! This year’s event will be special in a number of ways (more on this soon!), so please come join us for a fabulous event dedicated to open education and - this year - the ten year anniversary of open content!

For those of you that contacted us about problems submitting by the June 30 deadline, we’ve extended the submission deadline until Friday, July 4th at midnight Mountain Daylight Time. Even if you emailed in an abstract and extended abstract, we still need you to submit your proposal via the website. We’ve re-enabled proposal submission; you’ll need to create an account before you can submit your proposal: http://cosl.usu.edu/ocs/index.php/opened/opened2008/schedConf/cfp We don’t anticipate extending the submission deadline beyond July 4 – so please submit your proposals right away! Many thanks… Looking forward to seeing you all there!

If you have an idea, project, paper, or any other form of activity (believe me, we’re open to nontraditional!) you’ve been considering submitting to the Open Education Conference 2008, today is the day! Head over to http://cosl.usu.edu/events/opened2008/call-for-papers and submit today! We’re looking forward to another awesome conference this year. As Brian Lamb recently gushed: The conference is a fantastic mix of academic and practical topics, where open source technology, open content, sustainable models, and net culture mix into a delicious and sneaky subversive brew. And though Logan can seem a bit remote for travelers, the drive through the canyons of Utah to get there is stunningly beautiful, and the city itself has many charms - I’ve come to think of it as one of my adopted homes. Expect the COSL folks to run a conference that is logistically flawless, yet relaxed, friendly and fun. ...