Thoughts on Student Agency
Agency by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images Of the many possible defining aspects of open pedagogy, I am realizing that it might just be centering student agency and learner-driven structures …
Read MoreTowards a Practice of Open as Commoning
“The most important role of a university is to prepare citizens. We have a responsibility to govern in this democracy.” — Robin DeRosa (@actualham) October 19, 2017 When I saw …
Read MoreReclaiming Disruption
One of the problems with being a slow writer, is that as you are in the middle of putting something together, you keep reading and wanting to add more. (I …
Read MoreMore Questions Than Answers (about Open Ped)
Now that the Keene State spring 2017 semester Open Education speaker series and Open Pedagogy Learning Community have come to an end, I wanted to write a wrap-up post. I …
Read MoreStudent Drivers
Our spring break is just around the corner, and as we reach the middle of the semester I am thinking about how things have been going so far with our …
Read MoreThe Collective
What really struck me when viewing videos of Douglas Englebart and reading parts of his essay ‘Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework’ so kindly excerpted for us by Gardener Campbell, was when …
Read MoreFrom the Ground
I’ve been saying since we began thinking about having an Open Education ‘Initiative’ on our campus- that it has to rise up from the people. (Those who have known me …
Read MoreTrying not to kill my mind
I must not fear by ben b is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Since fear is the mind killer, I am trying to have some courage. My mind needs all …
Read MoreThe Open Pedagogy Learning Community at KSC
Keene State College begins its Open Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community (OPLC) this Spring 2017 semester. I am very grateful for the generous support of the Keene State College Faculty Enrichment, …
Read MoreChanging the Tide
Congratulations to Jessica Comeau, Keene State College Biology student who has been selected as a finalist in the TEDx student presenter competition! Jess will present: ‘Changing the Tide: Empowering Youth …
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