William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Archives - Creative Commons

Open Minds Podcast: Angela DeBarger of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Hello Creative Commoners! This week is Open Education Week, and we are back with a new episode of CC’s podcast, Open Minds … from Creative Commons. In this episode, CC’s Director of Open Knowledge, Dr. Cable Green, sits down for a conversation with Open Education Advocate, Dr. Angela Haydel DeBarger. Angela is a Program Officer …Read More“Open Minds Podcast: Angela DeBarger of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation”

About CC

Thanks and congratulations to Catherine Casserly!

Catherine Casserly, Director of Open Educational Resources Initiative at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and long-time supporter of CC, has taken a new position at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. As stated in the press release: As the first full-time Senior Partner appointed by Carnegie President Anthony S. Bryk, Casserly will …Read More“Thanks and congratulations to Catherine Casserly!”

Education / OER

Thank you!

Joi Ito / Photo by Mizuka / CC BY One week ago I asked for support in helping us reach our $500,000 goal. At that time, we had $12,000 left to raise with only 2 1/2 days left in the campaign, and we were all wondering how we were going to make it. Today, I’m …Read More“Thank you!”

Policy / advocacy / copyright reform

"What Status for Open?" A ccLearn Publication

ccLearn is pleased to announce the publication of a research report entitled, “What Status for Open? An Examination of the Licensing Policies of Open Educational Organizations and Projects.” We encourage you to read the whole report, which you can find in several formats, along with an FAQ, on the ccLearn website. The report asks, “What …Read More“"What Status for Open?" A ccLearn Publication”

Education / OER

International OER Community Update

The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement is a global movement. Education is an issue that crosses borders and spans continents; open education—the creation and distribution of OER—empowers people in a global dialogue. However, the mere promotion of OER is not sufficient for the success of this international effort, as many issues and barriers to open education …Read More“International OER Community Update”

Weblog

Back to School: Open Textbooks Gaining in Popularity

最近有很多关于开放教科书的报道，除了我自己在Flexbook上的文章和Student pirg最近的报告鼓励开源教科书成为数字教科书的正确模式(相对于商业出版商目前提供的有限的电子书)。The difference in open source and commercial e-books is …Read More“Back to School: Open Textbooks Gaining in Popularity”