Exploring and Building Open [Source] Software for Tech-savvy Educators and OER Publishers

I recently tweeted some key aspects of when to use the Grav CMS in the field of education, and I thought I would share them here:

(1/14) It's not WordPress or Grav, but when WordPress and when Grav. If WordPress meets all your needs as an educator, then that's AWESOME!🙌

— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) June 5, 2017

I recently tweeted some reasons why the Grav Open Course Hub is actually Open, and I thought I would share them here:

(1/5) What makes the @getgrav CMS Open Course Hub, well… open?

— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) April 13, 2017

Grav ePortfolio Blog Skeleton Package

I recently tweeted some reasons for using the Grav Open Educational Resources (OER) Content Space, and I thought I would share them here:

(1/8) So, perhaps you are wondering… why use the @getgrav CMS Open Educational Resources (#OER) Content Space Project? #openaccess #LMS

— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) February 6, 2017

Grav OER Content Space Skeleton Package

With the recent addition of the GitSync and Add Page by Form plugins along with the arrival of the Gantry 5 Framework to the Grav universe, 2017 holds even greater promise for (open) educators to benefit from Grav. With these new elements, not only will the setup of the multi-device friendly and collaborative Grav Course Hub be easier and quicker, but a whole new range of applications with Grav opens up in relation to open blogging and online OER authoring/sharing. Let’s start with the Grav Course Hub!

Since I first started exploring using Grav almost two years ago as an open and collaborative platform for the field of education, I have dreamed of a seamless 2-way sync of Grav site content to such services as GitHub or GitLab. Now, with the great work of the Trilby Media team (the people who created Grav) not only will this possible for myself but also the entire Grav community. By sponsoring the development of the open source Git Sync Plugin I was able to not only support the team behind Grav but also increase the audience for my own Course Hub skeleton package and consultation services about the use of Grav in the education space.

I recently tweeted some examples of how the Grav Course Hub can help change your teaching (as it has certainly changed mine!), and I thought I would share them here:

(1/9) Based on an enlightening discussion, here is my attempt to list how the @getgrav Course Hub can result in 'changes to your teaching':

— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) November 4, 2016

Grav Course Hub is an open source project intended to help tech-savvy instructors enhance the learning experience for their students by providing multi-device delivery and a collaborative workflow not present in their current Learning Management System (LMS). As an open platform under the full con...

Although I’ve been in ‘heads-down’ mode with my SFU CMPT 363 User Interface Design course for the past two months, I recently tweeted some additional facts about the Grav Course Hub Project, and I thought I would share them here:

Getting a Tweetstorm ready to better define and describe the @getgrav CMS Course Hub Project…

— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) October 18, 2016