convOERter

convOERter is a tool that converts the educational resources to OER. The tool (convOERter) is designed to read a file, extract all images as well as all possible metadata and substitute them with OER elements in a semi-automated manner. The…

Kialo Edu

A unique tool for teaching critical thinking Kialo Edu is a custom version of Kialo (kialo.com), the world’s largest argument mapping and debate site, specifically designed for classroom use. Its clear, visually compelling format makes it easy to follow the…

Teaching with Omeka

[…] In this blog post, GC Digital Fellow Stefano Morello discusses a variety of strategies for teaching with Omeka, a digital archiving platform. Stefano considers project ideas, teaching and learning outcomes, as well as best practices for using Omeka in…

Avalon Media System

Avalon Media System is an open source system for managing and providing access to large collections of digital audio and video. The freely available system enables libraries and archives to easily curate, distribute and provide online access to their collections…

Net-Art Course

This is a Collaborative Course. You will Collaborate here! OK, you may have arrived here thinking that this course / community may not be for you and your subject of study. You see a lot of graphics, flashing imagery and…

OA Publishing Tools and Systems

OA Publishing Tools and Systems: 3 things you need to consider If you’re working with a scholarly organization or group of researchers to run an academic-led open access (OA) journal, you’re likely approaching all areas of journal management with the…

Benefits of Open Access Publications

The open access movement offers a number of advantages to people cutting across all sections of society. Access Most journals and repositories do not impose access costs on the reader. Thus price barriers are substantially lowered or removed entirely. Authors…