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My Open Textbook: Pedagogy and Practice

Posted on May 18, 2016 by actualham

I’ve spent some time talking about open pedagogy at several universities this Spring, and in each of those presentations and workshops, I have usually mentioned The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature, an OER anthology that my students and I … Continue reading →

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Our Changing University: Interdisciplinary Students Share Ideas

Posted on April 26, 2016 by actualham

This is a guest post by the following writers, all of whom are undergraduate students enrolled in “Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies” at Plymouth State University. The university is currently restructuring itself around interdisciplinary clusters, so I asked these students to … Continue reading →

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Open Textbooks? UGH.

Posted on November 20, 2015 by actualham

I am writing this from OpenEd15 in Vancouver.  And this is a call to my like-minded compatriots spread across our conference rooms here, but also to the tweeps and digitalactivists I’ve worked with online over the last two years.  After … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from an Interdisciplinary Starting Gate

Posted on October 9, 2015 by actualham

Introduction Recently, my public university announced its intention to begin a large-scale interdisciplinary initiative focused around clusters.  As part of the initial phases of the planning, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning asked a variety of faculty members … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Going Interdisciplinary

Posted on August 26, 2015 by actualham

by Robin DeRosa, Professor of English & Interdisciplinary Studies & Danielle Marie Carkin, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Today at our annual start-of-school meeting for faculty and staff, our new president announced plans to transform our small, regional university into … Continue reading →

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The University of New Hampshire Open Educational Resources Ambassador Pilot

Posted on June 29, 2015 by actualham

I am happy to be serving as a consultant for the University of New Hampshire on their exciting Open Educational Resources pilot.  I will use this space to curate blog posts and other materials that I create for the pilot.  … Continue reading →

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My Go-to Sites for Open Access & OER Info

Posted on March 8, 2015 by actualham

I was going through my bookmarks related to Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access, deleting some and organizing others into groups, and it occurred to me that maybe other folks would like to take a look at this annotated list of reference sites that I keep at hand to help me when I have to make presentations on these topics. This is not an exhaustive list of links, but just the ones that I am finding I return to the most often for basic background info on all things open. Continue reading →

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Beyond the Buck: An Expanded Vision for Open Access (Text Version)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by actualham

A look at how a foundation of “open” can transform our pedagogy and our scholarship, and provide a fresh vision for the relationship between the public and the university. Moving past cost-savings and OER, we will take a look at open praxis and imagine a new pathway for the future of education. Continue reading →

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Beyond the Buck: An Expanded Vision for Open Access

Posted on January 9, 2015 by actualham

Here is the presentation that I gave at the University System of New Hampshire’s 2015 Open Educational Resources Unconference on January 9th.  It’s a basic intro to some of the ways that we can broaden our thinking about open access, … Continue reading →

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Student-Centered in an Open World

Posted on November 29, 2014 by actualham

At my university, we use the phrase “student-centered” all the time.  Sometimes it’s in non-controversial ways (mostly we all agree that collaborative classrooms are student-centered, that internships and experiential learning opportunities are student-centered, that thinking of how policies will impact … Continue reading →

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