NERD ALERT! Alligators Are Talking About Us

We got word this week that we’re the talk of the swamp in Florida. Our Chief Nerd, Michael Jones, was featured on the front page of the University of Florida’s Alligator newspaper following his stint at TEDxUF.

Michael took center stage last week to talk about the Open Educational Resources Movement and Open Equal Free’s role in it.

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I love learning and teaching. Those passions led me to five years as a TV reporter in some of the poorest areas of the United States. Then, they led me around the world to Cambodia where I now teach in a high school near Siem Reap.

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