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New publication in First Monday: “Open Enough?”
My colleague Michael McNally (University of Alberta SLIS) and I have published a new paper in First Monday titled “Open enough? Eight factors to consider when transitioning from closed to open resources and courses: A conceptual framework.” Having worked on this paper over the past year, I’m very glad to see it in print. Abstract:…
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‘Pro’ in name only? How the term has changed in the post-pc era
Excerpt: “Devices labeled with the term “pro” come with a lot of expectations. The idea of a pro user is well defined in the desktop and laptop computing space. But, pro mobile devices (such as phones and tablets) are less well defined. This is problematic because devices that support the pro moniker cannot separate themselves…
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OER19 Conference Presentation Slides
My colleague Connie Blomgren led and presented our conference presentation at OER19, in Galway, Ireland, on April 11. My colleague Rosemarri and I were remote presenters/”Twitter engagers.” While is wasn’t as well attended as we had hoped, it was an interesting experience having folks in different time zones contribute to the (brief) discussion. The slides…
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Recent blog posts from Tech Bytes
I completely forgot to crosspost my last two posts from my blog tech-bytes.net. Please see the links below for all the details. Commentary: “Prioritizing the Mac Hierarchy of Needs” → Published March 10, 2019 Commentary: The state of Wear OS and its implications for the wearable market Published April 3, 2019
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How I went (mostly) private online for $111 a year
Article Link: https://www.tech-bytes.net/feature-articles/2019/2/9/how-i-went-mostly-private-online-for-111-a-year
Erik Christiansen 