Category Archives: All The Things

Supported & Autonomous

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

I have been consulting quite a bit these last few weeks with teachers all over the country who are preparing for the fall term. Some of them I’ve met before. Some of them have been in workshops with me. Most … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Open Public Art

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

“…what if these fading languages contain words we never realise we need.” ~Ella Frances Sanders, one my favorite illustrators who participated in the #100DayProject I just had four glorious days of being out with two friends who I enjoy sharing time … Continue reading →

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Aperture & Open & Creativity

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

Awhile back, a post of mine took off in wild wonderful ways, and I did plan on a follow-up post on all the workshoppery. But then a lot of travel for work happened and this post sat in my drafts … Continue reading →

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#OER & A Letter of Recommendation

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

One of the mistakes that leaders and champions make over and over again—myself included—is that we assume we know how to move adoption forward based on our own experience. Our own lofty ideas about the future. Our mistakes from the … Continue reading →

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Ski To Sea 2017 Race Report

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

Another Ski-To-Sea is in the books, and thanks to my little network of rad lady friends, I was on Team CorePhysio. We placed 2nd in the Whatcom Women’s Division, 30th overall, and if we had joined the Competitive Women, we … Continue reading →

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A Love Letter To My Mountain Bike

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

A handful of types of elementary particles, which vibrate and fluctuate constantly between existence and nonexistence and swarm in space, even when it seems that there is nothing there, combine together to infinity like the letters of a cosmic alphabet … Continue reading →

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Adapt, Adopt, Build: Hospitality & #OER

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

There are so many interesting things happening with open education right now that I just want to find a quiet corner and sit for a week and think. Unfortunately this desire is the total opposite of my upcoming schedule. I’m … Continue reading →

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Three Books

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

You’ve got to climb Mount Everest to reach the Valley of the Dolls. It’s a brutal climb to reach that peak. You stand there. Waiting for the rush of exhilaration; but, it doesn’t come. You’re alone and the feeling of … Continue reading →

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#OER As A Concerned US Citizen

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

Two weeks ago, I was having one of those moments in my home office where I felt so helpless about the current state of affairs with my country. I tried to make several phone calls concerning our president’s latest executive … Continue reading →

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Cairn by Cairn Course Design

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Alyson Indrunas

“Have compassion for everyone you meet … You do not know what wars are going on down there, where the spirit meets the bone.” ~Lucinda Williams featured in Brain Pickings My last post about curating open educational resources went over pretty … Continue reading →

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