Sample Work
I excel at startups and big system change that requires a lot of collaboration. I gratefully acknowledge the people and organizations who contributed, in big and small ways, to the sample works on this page. These sample works are not mine alone, they are a testament to collective effort.
Open Education Global Strategic Plan (2021)
During the COVID pandemic I led OEGlobal staff and Board members through a process of creating a new Strategic Plan for the organization. The plan was shared with the open education community for input and shaping. The resulting plan is a living document with strategic planning a continuous ongoing process within OEGlobal. English version | Spanish version | French version
Open Education Week (2018-22)
In my time at Open Education Global I’ve been super proud to host Open Education Week (OEWeek) as a community based celebration. Every year, since 2012, OEWeek raises awareness and highlights innovative open education successes worldwide through a collaborative, community-led weeklong event.
Open Education Awards for Excellence (2018-22)
I am equally proud of the Open Education Awards for Excellence and the way they provide annual recognition to outstanding contributions in the Open Education community, recognizing exemplary leaders, distinctive Open Educational Resources, and Open Practices from around the world.
To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Open Education Awards For Excellence Paul, Marcela Morales and David Kindler co-wrote a book called Education For All: Ten Years of Open Education Luminaries From Around The World. This book includes a profile of all award winners over a ten year period documenting the history and evolution of the open education field. Special acknowledgement needs to go to Marcela Morales at OEGlobal for leading the awards effort for these 10 years.
Open Education Global Conference (2018-22)
I’ve been a frequent presenter and speaker at international conferences for many years. Even more gratifying has been my role at OEGlobal helping organize and co-host the global open education conference for five years in a row. It was an honour and privilege to convene the global open education community to learn from each other and help the field advance overall.
2022 - done in-person in Nantes France in partnership with Université de Nantes with UNESCO patronage. Thematically focused on supporting implementation of the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation.
2021 - done online in partnership with Université de Nantes with UNESCO patronage this conference supported sessions in all six official UNESCO languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). The conference used the UNESCO OER Recommendation’s five strategic areas – capacity building, policy, inclusive access, sustainability and international cooperation as organizing strands for the conference.
2020 - done online in partnership with Taipei Medical University, eCampusOntario, TUDelft. This conference uniquely developed a program that enabled it to ensure activities and events were distributed across all time zones making it possible for anyone, anywhere to participate.
2019 - done in partnership with Politecnico di Milano
UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation (2019)
I provided input into the UNESCO OER Recommendation and played a role in its subsequent unanimous adoption by all 193 UNESCO member states in November 2019. To strategically support implementation of the Recommendation I led the formation of a Network of Open Organizations made up of INGOs, IGOs, educational institutions and foundations who collaborate together on implementation processes in support of the Recommendation.
Open Education Policy Forum (2019-21)
I contributed to and helped facilitate Open Education Policy Forums over several years in partnership with the Centrum Cyfrowe Foundation in Warsaw Poland. The Open Education Policy Forum brought together stakeholders (activists, researchers, teachers, policy makers) from around the world to exchange good practices and discuss challenges and opportunities associated with creating open education policies.
Open Education Policy Forum 2020 | Open Education Policy Forum 2021
Open Education Leadership Summit (2018)
I organized an Open Education Leadership Summit in Paris, France in partnership with the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), the French Ministry of Higher Education Research and Innovation ( MESRI), and the French Ministry of National Education and Youth (MENJ). This event engaged open education leaders from around the world in developing an Open Education Roadmap I designed. The Road Map visually depicted each persons open education initiative going forward for two years including what they have in their own open education initiative that others could use and what they need that could be provided by others. Networking activities engaged participants in an open education exchange of giving and receiving.
Open Education Leadership Summit Roadmap | Roadmap Toolkit and Use
Landscape of Open (2017)
As part of applying to be Executive Director of Open Education Global (Open Education Consortium at the time) I was asked to map out how I see the current landscape of ‘Open’ and mention the most prominent challenges and opportunities. In response I wrote Starting Anew in the Landscape of Open and Global Education Commons Steward both of which include visuals showing how I saw the Open Landscape back in 2017.
Made With Creative Commons (2017)
I co-wrote with Sarah Hinchliff Pearson this Kickstarter funded book Made With Creative Commons including case studies of organizations that use Creative Commons as an integral aspect of their business model or social enterprise.
I developed this associated Made With Creative Commons Summary Table showing all 24 case studies by:
Business / Organization
Country
What They Do
CC License
Revenue Model
Motivation
Creative Commons Certificates (2016-17)
I was the lead developer responsible for initial development of Creative Commons Certificates.
Creative Commons Institute for Open Leadership (2015-16)
I helped create the program, facilitate and mentor participants in the Creative Commons Institute for Open Leadership
BCcampus Online Program Development Fund (2003-2012)
As part of my responsibilities at BCcampus I led an Open Education Funding initiative from 2003 through 2012. In the eighth year of this initiative I wrote a retrospective summarizing the initiative overall and presenting data on how it evolved.
eLearning Value Chain & Market Map (2002)
As part of efforts helping create a BC eLearning Industry Association I created this visual depiction of elearning as a value chain with British Columbia elearning companies positioned in the value chain based on the products and services they provide.
Credit for images used on this page are given on the Creator Thanks & Attributions page.