by Todd Ellis, Director of Teaching and Learning, Grayson College This post is the first in a two-part series and is, in part, a response to last month’s post, "Ready Player One, Hamilton, and Me: 'Liveness,' Mediated Communication, and Building Relationships in a Virtual World" by DigiTex Executive Director Judith Sebesta. “We now live in … Continue reading Levels of Mediated Aliveness, Mozilla Hubs, and 1984 – Part One
by Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., Executive Director, DigiTex “Going outside is highly overrated.” ― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One Does anyone else sometimes feel like you are living in the pages of Cline’s dystopian 2011 novel? Set in the near future of 2045, Ready Player One depicts our planet on the brink of chaos and collapse. … Continue reading Ready Player One, Hamilton, and Me: “Liveness,” Mediated Communication, and Building Relationships in a Virtual World
In 2014 I retired from teaching, but even at that time, I recall hearing about Open Educational Resources and wondering what they were and why I should pay attention to them. I remember thinking at the time that free teaching resources couldn’t possibly be as good as the paid, published textbooks that were much more … Continue reading Texas Learn OER: A Newbie’s Introduction to Open Educational Resources
by Ursula Pike, Associate Director, DigiTex; System Lead, Texas Quality Matters Consortium "Rest Stop Map" by QuesterMark is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 I love road trips. The thought of piling up my car with snacks, downloading hours worth of my favorite podcasts, and settling in for hours of sitting behind the wheel is enough … Continue reading Designing Online Courses & Road Maps
By Carrie Gits, Head Librarian, Associate Professor, Austin Community College The usefulness of an open educational resource (OER) can be measured in its ability to be adapted, modified, and reused by others to meet their unique needs. Authors and creators of OER often intentionally choose an open license that allows others to build upon their work, … Continue reading Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, And Redistribute: The Launch Of Texas Learn OER
