I am already blown away by the content on Day #1. Some of the readings were extremely interesting, particularly the Cape Town Open Education Declaration, which I had never heard of but was happy to sign.

I love that we are spending time on definitions so that we are sure we are all talking the same language. I find that one of the struggles when delving into Open Education is that different people and groups have different ideas of what is considered open. Having a baseline for our discussions is fantastic.

The resource I want to share is a LibGuide on OER out of Southeast Missouri University. It has some great resources embedded in it. I haven't looked too closely yet, however, the link to the Bookley - Free to Learn looks interesting. 

My biggest challenge with Open Learning is that I struggle to find resources in my discipline. I find this disappointing as I teach in a Faculty of Education so I am teaching future teachers. One thing we know is that teachers often use the models they are taught in their own practices. If we are unable to model OERs and OEP to these future educators then the practice will never catch on in a significant way. I am looking for ideas on where to find these resources or barring their absence, then how to go about creating them myself. Networking with other open educators around the globe is another aspect of the course that I feel I will benefit from.

Looking forward to the next couple of weeks.

Cheers,

Steve