The Trials and Tribulations of my Capstone Project
It's taken me a long time to write this post. In fact, I was supposed to publish this in December 2017 and it is now being published in May 2018... via GIPHY Back in December, I had a kernel of an idea, but it wasn't as well-formed as I hoped it would be. I knew that I wanted to focus my capstone project on my own library system and create opportunities for my library colleagues to learn more about OER. In January 2018, I sketched out a plan for achieving this. Originally, I wanted to conduct a survey among York University Libraries' (YUL) librarians, archivists, and staff and find out what pre-existing knowledge they had on the topics of OER and open education. I was hoping to then interview a cross-section of my colleagues, analyze the results from the survey and interviews, and finally use this content to help me create 2-3 OER educational sessions for staff. However, after working with my capstone mentor, and consulting with a number of trusted YUL advisors, I ...