Episode 8: State Leader Gina Loveless Talks No Perfect Curriculum

In this episode, Kristina interviews Gina Loveless who is the Educational Technology Consultant overseeing the #GoOpenMichigan project at the Michigan Department of Education. #GoOpenMichigan is a joint effort between the Michigan Department of Education, educational service agencies, K-12 school districts, community colleges, and universities in the state of Michigan. This work didn’t happen overnight, so I wanted to talk to Gina about how it came to be, what her work looks like on a daily basis, and how she supports educators across the entire state of Michigan when it comes to OER.

Kristina's main takeaway from this interview is a reminder that the perfect curriculum does not exist, but the benefit of using content that is openly-licensed is one way districts can meet the needs of students and get to the point where it is a better fit. Michigan’s work on OER continues to grow and I’m hopeful that more districts will get involved with the department to bring OER into their respective school systems.