This community call explores content creation for curricular tools on the open source platform www.learngala.com. The discussion relates how original author communities with common norms, standards and needs enabled modules to emerge through iterative processes, exemplifying the C.A.R.E. principles and commoning for curation of open educational resources. The call then considers how wider circles of collaborators found, forked, and enhanced these modules, illustrating F.A.I.R. principles and collaboration for open learning ecosystems as they emerge in practice. 

Rebecca Hardin is an environmental anthropologist working at the intersection of Environmental and Digital Justice. She leads the Gala open learning environment, building global knowledge partnerships across Africa, Europe, and North America. As Co-PI of SEEKCommons, she integrates the Gala platform with the SEEKCommons Resource Hub to support diverse knowledge practices addressing environmental challenges.
 

Ed Waisanen holds degrees in sociology/anthropology and natural resources from Earlham College and University of Michigan. He manages the Gala open learning platform at Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability, developing tools for collaborative curriculum. For SEEKCommons, he focuses on module development and training on open technologies.

SEEKCommons is a project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, grant #2226425.

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