Developments and events in the broader OER community are as dynamic as ever. It would be impossible to have an update of all that’s going on, so here’s a quick update on what’s happening this week. The Catalyst Campaign: Donate Now to Help Fund CC’s Catalyst Grants Creative Commons launched the Catalyst Campaign today to […]

I had a wonderful time yesterday visiting with the staff, administration and guests at the New Jersey Institute of Technology during yesterday’s Open U Day. Thanks to Gale Spak and Bill Reynolds for being such wonderful hosts, and for the warm welcome from Don Sebastian, Rich Sweeny, Jim Robertson and others. I was also thrilled […]

Last week, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation held its annual OER Grantees Meeting at Yale University. Several OCW Consortium members were represented there to learn about Hewlett’s plans for moving forward in the arena of Open Educational Resources. An added bonus was the word coming from Hal Plotkin (Senior Policy Advisor to Under Secretary […]

On behalf of the staff and board of the Consortium, I’d like to thank the membership for the smooth introduction of dues as a facet of Consortium membership. While we were pleased and grateful to announce the recent charter sustaining member commitments, we recognize that the majority of members are not in a position to […]

Just want to remind the community that we are kicking off the strategic planning online discussion tonight. If you are interested in providing early input for the FY 12-13 OCWC strategic plan, please join the mailing list strategicplan at ocwconsortium dot org.