Thank you, Bunker Hill Search Committee


Thank you, Grace Mah, Swati Kelkar, Wesley Fiorentino, and Michael Combs for a kind and helpful interview.

On Friday, the day after our meeting, I posted this OER reflection on LinkedIn; it comes from thinking further about a question raised in our conversation: what is the real value of OER? 

I really enjoyed meeting you all. I found the conversation invigorating and the ideas we touched on full of promise.  I sincerely hope we get a chance to talk further and to one day be colleagues.


Nick






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