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  • ISSOTL 2018 Panel Presentation

    I had the privilege of attending and presenting at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference 2018, in Bergen, Norway. Wonderful city and fascinating culture. Being of partial of Norwegian heritage, it was a good feeling. My colleagues Lauren Hays, Claes Dahlqvist, and I did a panel presentation titled “Teaching Information Skills…

  • The abandonware economy

    Article link We are rapidly moving toward a future where users will no longer have any We are rapidly moving toward a future where users will no longer have any control over the software they purchase.

  • Update on OER policy research: Fun with Excel and colour coding

    After presenting at the Open Education Global conference in Delft, Netherlands, and submitting the research with my collaborator Michael McNally, I’m finally back to work on my OER policy study. Currently, I’m gathering documents that represent the open education/OER policy or “policy directions” from Canada’s four Western provinces. I’m looking at documents from the provincial…

  • Presentation – Creating Information Literacy Competencies for Psychology Undergraduates

    I recently had the pleasure to lead a webinar for the a Psychology Librarians group in Canada – where I discussed a SoTL project my colleague and I are working on. The aim of the project is to survey psychology undergraduates during library instruction classes, to determine what information literacy skills they possess at each…

  • OE Global 2018 Presentation Slides

    Thank you to all who attended my session at OE Global 2018 in Delft, Netherlands. What a massive turnout! The room was packed and there were excellent questions from participants! I have posted my PowerPoint slides for you to view. If you have any questions about this research paper or the presentation, please don’t hesitate…