My wish is to see open education ‘build back better’ after the pandemic. When campuses were shutting down there was very little authentic collaboration and cooperation between and among HE institutions. Sure, some institutions released their check-lists for pivoting to online learning under CC licenses, but very few organizations actually collaborated on the development of shared learning materials and shared infrastructure.
The FOSSDLE (Free and Open Source Software Digital Learning Ecosystem) Commons is a nascent idea for building shared infrastructure (people, processes and technology) as a community garden for open educators. We’re adopting a learn-by-doing model using the range of Federated technologies we have avaliable to widen access to OER-enabled learning.
Not as a centralized monolith - but a decentralised network of networks building back better. I’m committing the last decade of my working career on moving the dial forward in this space and so far, having a lot of fun doing it!
Open question to the list - If you were building a FOSSDLE Commons, how would you do it? What advice do you have to ensure future success?