OER you kidding me?One of the 2018 OE Consortium Student Award winners (Natalie Miller), James Glappa-Grossklag (Dean, Educational Technology, Learning Resources, and Distance Learning at College of the Canyons), and I discuss the huge potenti

Episode 11 - Recognising prior learning in the open [Marc Singer]

Jun 7th, 2018 47m 11s

Marc Singer [Vice Provost, Thomas Edison State University, NJ) and I take some time out of the 2018 OE Global Conference to discuss the intersection of open education and recognising prior learning. Marc outlines the types of transferable supp

Episode 10 - Open Data [Sander van der Waal]

May 27th, 2018 16m 34s

Following the trend of live recordings at recent open conferences, I'm joined by Sander van der Waal of the Open Knowledge International for a brief discussion on the role of open data. Sander's work brought him to the 2018 Creative Commons Su

Episode 9 - Creative Commons [Cable Green]

Apr 24th, 2018 44m 28s

Welcome back to another episode of The Other Fifty Weeks! Cable Green reflects on not only the role of the Creative Commons organisation, but also provides advice on working with faculty and governments, and shares some of the newest direction

Episode 8 - David Porter (eCampus Ontario) on Strategic thinking, not strategic planning

Mar 26th, 2018 44m 20s

Welcome to Episode 8, featuring David Porter (CEO, eCampus Ontario), as we discuss 'strategic thinking, not strategic planning' and what this means for openness. David shares some of the excellent open education initiatives at eCampus Ontario,

Episode 7 - Open Assessment, and Engagement [Rajiv Jhangiani]

Mar 7th, 2018 38m 17s

I am joined this episode by Rajiv Jhangiani fromt Kwantlen Polytechnic University, where he is the Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education and a faculty member in the Department of Psychology. Rajiv talks about ways to engage Faculty

Episode 6 - University of Hawai'i Manoa [Billy Meinke]

Jun 21st, 2017 38m 17s

Aloha, open friends and listeners!In this episode I am joined by Billy Meinke (OER Technologist at the University of Hawai'i Manoa) to discuss faculty perceptions of OER, open textbook grants, approaching faculty to engage with OEP, and whethe

Episode 5 - Made with Creative Commons [Paul Stacey]

May 22nd, 2017 46m 49s

Welcome back! In episode 5, I'm joined by Paul Stacey (Associate Director of Global Learning, Creative Commons) to discuss a recent project entitled 'Made with Creative Commons'. Paul and I discuss the 'necessary preconditions; for an organis

Episode 4 - Textbook Access and Affordability

Mar 27th, 2017 48m 35s

Happy Open Education Week and welcome to another episode of 'The Other 50 Weeks'! In this episode I am joined by Simon Hart (Policy, Planning, and Evaluation Librarian), Sarah Stein (Director, Distance Learning), and Richard White (Manager, C

Episode 3 - Open for whom? [Johanna Funk]

Mar 8th, 2017 44m 1s

After a long hiatus, the podcast is back! In this episode I talk to Johanna Funk (Research Associate and PhD Candidate at the Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University) about her practice. Johanna works with remote Indigenous communities

Episode 2 - Open Course Design [Dr Wayne Mackintosh]

Jun 2nd, 2016 43m 24s

Welcome open friends and listeners to the second episode of 'The Other Fifty Weeks!'In this episode, Dr Wayne Mackintosh (Director of the OER Foundation) takes the time to discuss the OERu and open practice. The conversation includes an exa

Episode 1 - Open Education and the Australian Context [Dr Carina Bossu]

Mar 24th, 2016 31m 16s

Welcome open friends and listeners to the first episode of 'The Other Fifty Weeks'! In this episode I set up the premise for the podcast and interview Dr Carina Bossu (University of Tasmania). We discuss the state of Australian Educational

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