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title: "A Few Thoughts About... Why Use the Grav OER Content Space?"
date: 02/07/2017
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- GravCMS
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'twitter:title' : A Few Thoughts About Why Use the Grav OER Content Space?
'twitter:description' : A collection of tweets highlighting the goals of the Grav Open Educational Resources (OER) Content Space project.
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I recently tweeted some reasons for using the Grav Open Educational Resources (OER) Content Space, and I thought I would share them here:
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(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
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<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(2/8) To quickly leverage a modern flat-file CMS (i.e. Grav) for the creation and presentation of OER content
— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) February 6, 2017
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(3/8) To provide direct access to OER raw content (in Markdown or HTML format) to facilitate easier reuse and remixes
— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) February 6, 2017
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(4/8) To support collaboration and version control of your OER content with the Git service (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, etc.) of your choice
— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) February 6, 2017
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(5/8) To quickly and easily update OER content online or locally using the tools of your choice
— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) February 6, 2017
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(6/8) To provide a mobile and multi-device friendly visual presentation of your OER content
— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) February 6, 2017
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(7/8) To easily customize the presentation of your OER content using a visual drag-and-drop theme builder (i.e. @gantry_fw)
— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) February 6, 2017
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(8/8) Want to learn more? Visit the GitHub repository of the project at https://t.co/o53uFgzUtS and explore demo at https://t.co/EbKOUqsbQg.
— Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) February 6, 2017