Two years ago this week Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures, edited by Laura Czerniewicz and myself, was published openly by Open Book Publishers. To our amazement, the publication has been downloaded over 27,000 times in two years. This is a testament to the work of the 70+ authors and artists, a panel…
For the past two years, it has often felt that we are living inside an unceasing clamour of claims, assertions, critiques, and questions about generative AI. What does generative AI mean for teaching, learning, assessment, and research? What does it mean for the future? What does it mean for the planet? And what does it…
Three years ago, in January 2022, I started a new chapter – leaving formal, full-time employment in the higher education sector to work independently. In that same month, Laura Czerniewicz and I published a call for chapters for a new book, an idea we had been slow-cooking for about six months (that book, Higher Education…
One year ago today, Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures was published. The work of 70+ authors and artists, two-and-a-half years in the making (and many years in the imagining), and committed to open access and open practice, the book was published by Open Book Publishers in October 2023 and is freely available…
On October 25th, 2023, the book Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures was published. The book is an open-access collection of work by 70+ authors in 18 countries, edited by Laura Czerniewicz and me (further details about the book can be found here). The book’s starting point is that higher education is in…
by Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz Cross-posted at https://czernie.weebly.com/blog/higher-education-for-good-curating-a-cohesive-book Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures is a book (soon to be published) that offers ways of thinking, conceptualising and creating possibilities for (re)making higher education, focusing on futures that foreground inclusion, equity, social justice, care and sustainability. In this post, we describe how…
by Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz Cross-posted at https://czernie.weebly.com/blog/he4good-editorial-principles-heterogeneity-care-and-community In a few months, all being well, we will be preparing to launch the book Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures (HE4Good). This open access book, a collection of work by over 70 authors in 18 countries, offers ways of thinking, conceptualising and creating…
After returning home from #OER23 I wrote a short blog post about the joy of returning to the conference as an in-person event – and the privilege of sharing an update on Higher Education for Good (co-edited with Laura Czerniewicz), particularly with several of the book’s contributors in the room. This “part two” blog post…
What a joy and a privilege to travel to Inverness, Scotland to participate in the Open Education Conference #OER23 last week. For me, the OER Conference is always special – both because of the warmth and openness of the community as well as the critical focus on open education research and practice. I’ve loved participating…
On 21 November 2022, the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) launched a report reflecting on the GO-GN Fellowship scheme. Between 2020 and 2022, nine GO-GN Fellows undertook OER/OEP-related postdoctoral research projects in Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Australia. I was privileged to be a GO-GN Fellow in 2022 here in Ireland. My Fellowship…