Class Contributions: Reflections & Ripples

Hello all, it’s been such a pleasure learning with you! If you have learned from me even half of what I learned from Dr. Katia and you…well, class time (and weekends) well spent! Honestly, it felt really awkward writing about my contributions to the class, and the abundance of screenshots became an eyesore on this…

By Kimberly Kipp April 12, 2025 2

Beyond “Free”: A Critical Look at Coursera and OERs

Picture it: April 2020, roughly one month into our unprecedented global lockdown. Our heroine (ahem, me – it’s my story, so I get to be the protagonist) is going stir-crazy. Her then-undiagnosed ADHD flaring wildly, causing her to sometimes bounce off her home’s four walls. Anything for distraction, stimulation- Tiger King, Dr. Brené Brown podcasts,…

By Kimberly Kipp March 14, 2025 Off

Learning Project Update 7: Scaffolding a Traditional Publishing Path

To recap, I focused on self-publishing options in my last post. Learning more about choices like Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and IngramSpark was eye-opening; I had never seriously considered this route before, but I am now. And, to reiterate my original plan… well, I didn’t really have a plan past this point! I’ve said it before…

By Kimberly Kipp March 9, 2025 Off