Personal Blogs

1. I will only publish in open access journals.

I would have no objection publishing in in other journals but I do consider publishing in professional journals to be a bit of a racket.  If I were to publish I would rather publish in open journals.

1. I will share all learning material that I create and own openly online.

Some learning materials I feel more proud of than others.  Therefore some I would be reluctant to share openly.  On the other hand, materials that I have put considerable effort into I would be somewhat reluctant to share; I have a sense of ownership and proprietary rights over them.

1. I maintain an online social media identity as a core part of my professional identity.

No, I don’t I have proactively avoided such until now.  This is starting to change as I am seeing the benefits of networking following OU modules.

1. I take a pragmatic approach and release some resources openly if it’s not too much extra work.

It is not so much a matter of the amount of work involved it is more a sense of feeling that I would have little to offer.

1. I have concerns about intellectual property and releasing my content openly.

I can’t say that I am too concerned about this but it is a slight issue in relation to teaching materials that I am particularly proud of.  By nature I am very reluctant to brag and therefore I tend to keep myself to myself.

1. I will share all material that I create and own openly online, as soon as I create it.

I have certainly not done this so far.