Monthly Archives: April 2007

So, the Utah OCW Alliance is slowly growing. For those keeping track at home, USU, Weber State, and UVSC all have OCW sites up and running. WGU has also put some things online. We hope to have some Applied Technology … Continue reading →

About three weeks ago I spent two full days at an elementary school. I went to every class (except the kindergarten) and talked about my book. 40 minutes in each class. I told them how I wrote the book, how … Continue reading →

Discovered that my book has hit the shelves, at least the shelves at Seagull Book and Tape. Deseret Book didn’t have it, but will probably have it soon. The whole event actually turned out to be a bit of a … Continue reading →

Very interesting article over at Publishing 2.0 in regards to a New York Times article about a study carried out by Science Magazine. Ok, I promise, no more links. The gist of the article is that Scott Karp says Web … Continue reading →

Three weeks until my book comes out. I haven’t got any book signings set up yet, but part of that is because I will be in Spain when my book is released. I’ll be attending the OpenCourseWare Consortium conference, and … Continue reading →

I wrote this little piece for another blog I write for, and thought I’d post it here as well… ———– I’ve long been tickled pink by the success of Wikipedia. A group of amateurs gathering together to craft articles that … Continue reading →

Call for Papers Open Education 2007: Localizing and LearningCenter for Open and Sustainable Learning at Utah State UniversityConference dates are September 26-28, 2007 Submission deadline is May 18, 2007 Conference ThemesFor the first several years our field focused on content … Continue reading →

I’m getting old. For me, video games don’t hold the same excitement they did when I was younger. I’ve rescued the princess, I’ve conquered the huns, what else is there to do? So it was some time before I got … Continue reading →

Ok, so some people read my blog because they are interested in openness. Others read it because they might be interested in my writing. Still others because I write about collaborative composition. But today’s topic is horses. Why? Because as … Continue reading →

So, I’m moving to dangerous territory here. I’m discussing politics. Picture me, for a moment, as an ornery old man on a porch, swinging a cane. All week as I’ve gone into work, there has been a few nice folks … Continue reading →