I’m the Executive Director of Open Education Global (OE Global) based in Vancouver Canada where I lead a virtual team supporting open education efforts around the world.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Here’s a poem I wrote that sums up my vibe:<\/p>\n i am a rock<\/span><\/p>\n around which rushing waters flow<\/span><\/p>\n a stepping stone<\/span><\/p>\n for crossing the river<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n i am a child<\/span><\/p>\n inside an old mans body<\/span><\/p>\n reborn<\/span><\/p>\n opening eyes for the first time<\/span><\/p>\n wearing reading glasses<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n i can see what lies ahead<\/span><\/p>\n i can see the other side<\/span><\/p>\n the lights are on<\/span><\/p>\n the door is open<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n some say stop<\/span><\/p>\n i say go<\/span><\/p>\n but there is no rush<\/span><\/p>\n lets take it slow<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n i pack light<\/span><\/p>\n but my heart<\/span><\/p>\n is carry on<\/span><\/p>\n a gift for others<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n i am a passport<\/span><\/p>\n blank pages<\/span><\/p>\n to be stamped\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n by loves entry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n i am the year ahead<\/span><\/p>\n a labyrinth of gateways<\/span><\/p>\n and runways<\/span><\/p>\n dates to be scheduled<\/span><\/p>\n and eaten\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n i am the journey<\/span><\/p>\n the discovery<\/span><\/p>\n the surprise<\/span><\/p>\n the seeking\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n missing pieces<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n i am a puzzle<\/span><\/p>\n you are a riddle<\/span><\/p>\n lets sing a song<\/span><\/p>\n while god\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n plays the fiddle<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a time of isolation and social distancing we can still touch souls.<\/p>\n Donna Leon<\/p>\n Preserve social practices intrinsic to human nature – social connection, expressions of affection, care for others.<\/p>\n Deeper understanding of care in open education, professional and personal connections, opportunities for collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1) Who are you? I’m the Executive Director of Open Education Global (OE Global) based in Vancouver Canada where I lead a virtual team supporting open education efforts…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":671,"featured_media":321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,6],"tags":[54,78,106,121,147,181,183,214,265,278,462],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Paul.jpg","splot_meta":{"author":"@pgstacey","license":"","source":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2) What is your vibe?<\/h2>\n
3) What gives you hope these days?<\/h2>\n
4) Who are you learning from lately?<\/h2>\n
5) In your opinion, what should we all be caring about? Why?<\/h2>\n
6) What do you hope to take away from OER20?<\/h2>\n