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Cable Green, PhD<p>Outdated computer science textbooks? No thanks! Since the resources in OpenStax's new computer science digital collection are <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@creativecommons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>creativecommons</span></a></span> licensed open educational resources, they are designed to actively evolve with the industry. <a href="https://news.rice.edu/news/2025/openstax-announces-completed-computer-science-collection" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.rice.edu/news/2025/openst</span><span class="invisible">ax-announces-completed-computer-science-collection</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CompSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompSci</span></a></p>
SODa<p>📌 Our poster at the Fellowship of the Data 2025 in Jena: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15122321?utm_campaign=coschedule&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=SODa%40fedihum.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1512232</span><span class="invisible">1?utm_campaign=coschedule&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=SODa%40fedihum.org</span></a></p><p>🚀 University collections hold treasures from countless disciplines. But many collection staff members lack the Data Literacy skills they need. Because there's often no tailored Research Data Management training available for them.</p><p>🎯With the SODa-OER-Cookbook, we offer Open Educational Resources designed specifically for university collections. <br><a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/FellowshipOfTheData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FellowshipOfTheData</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/SODaZentrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SODaZentrum</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/RDM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RDM</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a></p>
Nele Hirsch (ebildungslabor)<p>Liebes <a href="https://fedilab.de/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a><br>Ich brauche mal Eure Schwarmintelligenz zu <a href="https://fedilab.de/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> und <a href="https://fedilab.de/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> Fragen, die gestern bei <a href="https://fedilab.de/tags/weareopen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weareopen</span></a> aufploppten:</p><p>1. Stimmt es, dass es 'offene' (Software)-Lizenzen gibt, die bestimmte Bereiche ausschließen - zum Beispiel eine militärische Nutzung? <br>2. Was haltet ihr von der Idee einer Lizenz, die Weiternutzung an die Einhaltung der <a href="https://fedilab.de/tags/SDG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDG</span></a> koppelt? (Eigentlich ein fundamentaler Widerspruch zu Offenheit, aber vielleicht aus Perspektive <a href="https://fedilab.de/tags/Nachhaltigkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nachhaltigkeit</span></a> hilfreich?)</p>
// foss.events<p>// foss.events is not just about software-related events. Open Science, Open Data, Open Access, Open Hardware, Open Educational Resources and many other related movements are just as important as FOSS is. </p><p>Let's add these events to // foss.events and start connecting!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openscience</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openhardware</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oer</span></a></p>
Paul Hibbitts 🇨🇦<p>Already have a domain or webserver that you would like to display Markdown files as responsive web pages? All the needed HTML to do this with Docsify-This is now available to help you get going👇🏼</p><p><a href="https://docsify-this.net/#/?id=embedding-a-responsive-docsify-this-page-in-html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docsify-this.net/#/?id=embeddi</span><span class="invisible">ng-a-responsive-docsify-this-page-in-html</span></a></p><p>For example, here is a Docsify-This displayed Markdown file:<br><a href="https://docsify-this.net/?basePath=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hibbitts-design/docsify-this-one-page-article/main&amp;homepage=home.md#/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docsify-this.net/?basePath=htt</span><span class="invisible">ps://raw.githubusercontent.com/hibbitts-design/docsify-this-one-page-article/main&amp;homepage=home.md#/</span></a></p><p>And the same Docsify-This page embedded responsively into an HTML page:<br><a href="https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/embedded-docsify-this-page/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">demo.hibbittsdesign.org/embedd</span><span class="invisible">ed-docsify-this-page/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Nina Kiel<p>Dear Mastodon hive mind, I need your help!</p><p>I'm currently looking for Open Educational Resources on <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> and <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/GameDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDevelopment</span></a> – ideally with a strong focus on <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> – but so far my extensive research hasn't produced many results. If you're aware of such resources, or perhaps are also in the process of develping material, please let me know!</p><p><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/DigitalGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalGames</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/GameStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameStudies</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/MediaEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaEducation</span></a></p>
SODa<p>Hallo Bielefeld! Diese Woche sind auch wir auf der <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/DHd2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHd2025</span></a> vertreten und freuen uns auf spannende Workshops, Vorträge und den Austausch.</p><p>Los geht es mit dem Workshop "Open Educational Resources Under Construction", wo unsere Kolleg*innen Canan Hastik &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedihum.org/@mathias_zinnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mathias_zinnen</span></a></span> ihren OER-Ansatz vorstellen und diskutieren.</p><p><a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/SODaZentrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SODaZentrum</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/digitalliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalliteracy</span></a></p>
OERSI<p>More than 3000 <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a>-Textbooks of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@LibreTexts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LibreTexts</span></a></span> can now be found in <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/OERSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OERSI</span></a> :</p><p><a href="https://oersi.org/resources/?provider=%5B%22libretexts%22%5D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oersi.org/resources/?provider=</span><span class="invisible">%5B%22libretexts%22%5D</span></a></p>
Josh Wells<p>Had my social informatics students read work <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> did with Consumer Reports about social media federation and user rights. Also considering what we can learn about society, technology, and ethics from science fiction. </p><p>If anybody is interested in reusing, here's the text of the module. Comments welcome if you plan to use or have used.</p><p>/* ACTIVITY BEGINS</p><p>SETUP: Students work with this material in collaborative file space</p><p>As a group, read these two connected pieces:</p><p>1. “Inside the Clock Tower: An Interoperability Story,” a short story by Cory Doctorow, commissioned by Consumer Reports regarding user experiences on social media and how regulatory legislation might affect those experiences - <a href="https://innovation.consumerreports.org/inside-the-clock-tower" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">innovation.consumerreports.org</span><span class="invisible">/inside-the-clock-tower</span></a> </p><p>2. “An Interview with Tech Activist and Author Cory Doctorow,” about the ACCESS Act by Consumer Reports - <a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/digital-rights/an-interview-with-tech-activist-and-author-cory-doctorow-a1943952645" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">consumerreports.org/digital-ri</span><span class="invisible">ghts/an-interview-with-tech-activist-and-author-cory-doctorow-a1943952645</span></a> </p><p>Answer these questions as a group in the space below:</p><p>1. How can you use our class science fiction readings to connect Doctorow’s assessment of the real social media landscape with his portrayal of a social media landscape in science fiction?</p><p>2. How can you use lessons from Kling, Hanson, and Coleman to explain how Doctorow’s actions here are a kind of folksy social informatics?</p><p>3. How can you connect Doctorow’s work in both pieces to your understanding of the Mastodon social network?</p><p>ACTIVITY ENDS */</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/sts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sts</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/compsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compsci</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/informatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>informatics</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sociology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/highereducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highereducation</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highered</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/openeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openeducation</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/oer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oer</span></a></p>
Jörg Lohrer<p>Erstelle dein eigenes Dekret!<br><a href="https://reliverse.social/tags/dekretmix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dekretmix</span></a><br><a href="https://joerglohrer.github.io/dekretmix/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">joerglohrer.github.io/dekretmi</span><span class="invisible">x/</span></a> <br><a href="https://reliverse.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a></p>
Alexander Winkler<p>Habe heute beim <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://openbiblio.social/@digiSberlin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digiSberlin</span></a></span> -Jahresabschlus in einer kleinen Präsentation ein paar <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Nachnutzung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nachnutzung</span></a>|skontexte für <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Kulturerbedaten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kulturerbedaten</span></a> zusammengetragen: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14332306" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1433230</span><span class="invisible">6</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Digitalisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Digitalisierung</span></a> hilft bei internen und externen Prozessen, ist Grundlage für Interaktion mit Zielpublika im digitalen Raum und in den sozialen Medien. Digitalisate sind Quellen für Unterricht, Lehre, Forschung (<a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a>), <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> und - als Sammlungsdaten - <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Forschungsdaten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forschungsdaten</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/openglam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openglam</span></a></p>
Ulrich Ivens<p>Generative KI in der beruflichen Bildung: Dein neues Tool für Unterricht &amp; Ausbildung! 🎓🤖</p><p>Mein Promptkatalog bietet bewährte Prompts für LLMs – speziell für berufliche Bildung.<br>✔️ Lernen &amp; Teilen: Profitiere von der Community.<br>✔️ Zeit sparen: Fertige Lösungen nutzen.<br>✔️ OER-Lizenzen: Offen und flexibel.<br>✔️ Nicht kommerziell sondern frei</p><p>👉 Jetzt entdecken &amp; mitmachen: <a href="https://promptkatalog.eldshort.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">promptkatalog.eldshort.de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://colearn.social/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KI</span></a> <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/BeruflicheBildung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeruflicheBildung</span></a> <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/PromptKatalog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PromptKatalog</span></a> <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/Ausbilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ausbilder</span></a> <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/FediLZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediLZ</span></a> <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/Personalentwickler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Personalentwickler</span></a></p>
Don<h2>Educators to Follow on Mastodon for Innovative Teaching Insights</h2><p>I have been using <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mastodon</a> for almost six years. I continue to be amazed at the quality of discourse and the diverse community of educators and folks interested in education in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fediverse</a>. If you are a person who is accustomed to algorithm driven centralized social networks then Mastodon is going to seem a bit unusual at first. If you are WordPress user you can connect your blog to Mastodon with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ActivityPub</a> plugin. You don’t need a blog to connect to Mastodon. You just need to create an account on anyone of dozens of Mastodon instances that exist around the world. One you are connected to an instance you can find other users and connect to them whether they are on your particular server instance or not.</p><p>Mastodon communications are driven by hashtags which many of you are already familiar with. Some of my favorites are <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/education/" target="_blank">#education</a> #edtech <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/opensource/" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/linux/" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/writers/" target="_blank">#writers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/writing/" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/oer/" target="_blank">#oer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/nerd/" target="_blank">#nerd</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/stem/" target="_blank">#stem</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/steam/" target="_blank">#steam</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/ai/" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/python/" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/humor/" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/puns/" target="_blank">#puns</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/jokes/" target="_blank">#jokes</a> </p><p>A toot on Mastodon is typically five hundred characters long. Like other microblogging platforms you may have used before brevity is prized but there’s more than enough space to get your information across and then you use hashtags to let your audience know what your toot is about. </p><p>Here’s a list of twenty-one educators currently using Mastodon.</p><p>Eric Sheninger – <a href="http://@esheninger@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@esheninger@mastodon.social</a><br>Sandy Kendell – <a href="http://@SandyKendell@mastodon.education" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@SandyKendell@mastodon.education</a><br>Wesley Fryer – <a href="http://@wfryer@mastodon.cloud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wfryer@mastodon.cloud</a><br>Martin Dougiamas – @martin@openedtech.social<br>Alice Barr –<a href="http://@alicebarr@techhub.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @alicebarr@techhub.social</a><br>Miguel Guhlin – <a href="http://@mguhlin@mastodon.education" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mguhlin@mastodon.education</a><br>EdTech Group – <a href="http://@edtech@chirp.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@edtech@chirp.social</a><br>Clint LaLonde – <a href="http://@clintlalonde@mastodon.oeru.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@clintlalonde@mastodon.oeru.org</a><br>Doug Holton – <a href="https://mastodon.social/@dougholton" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@dougholton</a><br>Anna Millis – <a href="http://@amills@mastodon.oeru.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@amills@mastodon.oeru.org</a><br>Open at Virginia Tech – <a href="http://@openatvt@fosstodon.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@openatvt@fosstodon.org</a><br>SPARC – <a href="http://@sparc@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sparc@mastodon.social</a><br>Project Gutenberg – <a href="http://@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social </a><br>Smithsonian Magazine – <a href="http://@Smithsonianmag@flipboard.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Smithsonianmag@flipboard.com</a><br>Steven Beschloss – <a href="http://@StevenBeschloss@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@StevenBeschloss@mastodon.social</a><br>Bill Fitzgerald =<a href="http://@funnymonkey@freeradical.zone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @funnymonkey@freeradical.zone</a><br>WikiEducation – <a href="http://@WikiEducation@wikis.world" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WikiEducation@wikis.world</a><br>CreativeCommons – <a href="http://@creativecommons@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@creativecommons@mastodon.social </a><br>Edutopia – <a href="http://@edutopia@mastodon.education" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@edutopia@mastodon.education</a><br>Cognitively Accessible Math – <a href="http://@geonz@mathstodon.xyz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@geonz@mathstodon.xyz</a><br>NPR – <a href="http://@npr@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@npr@mastodon.social </a></p><p>In conclusion, Mastodon offers a refreshing alternative to traditional, algorithm-driven social networks. Its decentralized nature and vibrant community provide an enriching environment for educators and those passionate about education. Whether you’re sharing your thoughts, discovering new ideas through hashtags, or connecting your WordPress blog with the ActivityPub plugin, Mastodon opens up a world of possibilities. Embrace the change and dive into meaningful conversations on this unique platform. Happy tooting!</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/edtech/" target="_blank">#Edtech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/ai/" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/education/" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/humor/" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/jokes/" target="_blank">#jokes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/linux/" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/nerd/" target="_blank">#nerd</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/oer/" target="_blank">#OER</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/opensource/" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/puns/" target="_blank">#puns</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/python/" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/steam/" target="_blank">#steam</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/stem/" target="_blank">#STEM</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/writers/" target="_blank">#writers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/writing/" target="_blank">#writing</a></p>
Cable Green, PhD<p>UTSA students $13 million in learning materials fees. Now, UTSA seeks to further expand <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@creativecommons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>creativecommons</span></a></span> licensed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> across the university with an Advancing Open Educational Resources task force. Read more: <a href="https://www.utsa.edu/today/2024/11/story/utsa-launches-student-success-initiatives.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">utsa.edu/today/2024/11/story/u</span><span class="invisible">tsa-launches-student-success-initiatives.html</span></a></p>
Cable Green, PhD<p>Thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@creativecommons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>creativecommons</span></a></span> licensed open educational resources from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MITOCW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MITOCW</span></a></span>, a Chilean teen completed a pharmacology course and led his classmates in creating a medicinal plants kit for school infirmaries. Read Tomas’ story on how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> made it possible: <a href="https://bit.ly/TomasOER" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/TomasOER</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&nbsp;</p>
Teckids-Gemeinschaft<p>🎒 <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/Youth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Youth</span></a> and <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Devroom</p><p>We would like to bring our core topics − getting young people involved in critical, creative and active use of (<a href="https://bildung.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a>) technologies − to a broad audience at <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a></p><p>🤓 Are you an organisation or individual interestes in these topics?</p><p>🤝 We are looking for one or two partners to jointly organise the devroom. Will you? Ping us by 2024-10-02 so we can discuss mutual ideas and propose the devroom!</p><p><a href="https://fosdem.org/2025/news/2024-09-23-devrooms-cfp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosdem.org/2025/news/2024-09-2</span><span class="invisible">3-devrooms-cfp/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bildung.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/Kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kids</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>School</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a></p>
Creative Commons<p>Music to our ears 🎉: instructors at the University of Arkansas created a CC licensed textbook to teach students in their Spanish Business courses. This open educational resource is free, adaptable, and includes content selected from other high-quality <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a>. We 🖤 open education. <a href="https://loom.ly/Xe79xY8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">loom.ly/Xe79xY8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Vic<p>I am so happy to be launching this today.<br>It's my personal project around a series of problems and experiments in learning design / pedagogy.<br>It's an invitation to think about making educational resources which are free, open, small, simple and accessible.<br>The website is up and running, and the first course is ready. More to come.<br>Please share and let me know your thoughts.</p><p><a href="https://howcyborgs.chat/tags/InstructionalDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InstructionalDesign</span></a> <a href="https://howcyborgs.chat/tags/Pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pedagogy</span></a> <a href="https://howcyborgs.chat/tags/LearninDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearninDesign</span></a> <a href="https://howcyborgs.chat/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> <a href="https://howcyborgs.chat/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a><br><a href="https://buff.ly/3SU846O" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3SU846O</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Strypey<p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/LibreLingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibreLingo</span></a>;</p><p>"... an experiment to create a community-driven language-learning platform"</p><p><a href="https://librelingo.app/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">librelingo.app/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Licensed under AGPL.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/AGPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AGPL</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.oeru.org/@lightweight" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lightweight</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.oeru.org/@mackiwg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mackiwg</span></a></span></p>
Siobhan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glammr.us/@gap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gap</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@oligneisti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>oligneisti</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@wakehamAMR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wakehamAMR</span></a></span> It’s also unlikely the prof notified the library that it was going to be used in a course (our faculty rarely do). If they had, some licenses can be upgraded (though at significant $$, and isn’t always possible.) Agree that in a case where significant restrictions (that are set by the publisher/vendor, NOT the library), the prof should have been advised to not use that text and opted for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> instead, assuming there was a suitable alternative.</p>