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title: "A Few Thoughts About... Why Use the Grav OER Content Space?"
date: 02/07/2017
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_I recently tweeted some reasons for using the [Grav Open Educational Resources (OER) Content Space](https://github.com/hibbitts-design/grav-skeleton-oer-content-space), and I thought I would share them here:_

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(1/8) So, perhaps you are wondering... why use the <a href="https://twitter.com/getgrav">@getgrav</a> CMS Open Educational Resources (<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OER?src=hash">#OER</a>) Content Space Project? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/openaccess?src=hash">#openaccess</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LMS?src=hash">#LMS</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/828667451403415552">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(2/8) To quickly leverage a modern flat-file CMS (i.e. Grav) for the creation and presentation of OER content</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/828667523784601605">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(3/8) To provide direct access to OER raw content (in Markdown or HTML format) to facilitate easier reuse and remixes</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/828667772800413696">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(4/8) To support collaboration and version control of your OER content with the Git service (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, etc.) of your choice</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/828667884171767808">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(5/8) To quickly and easily update OER content online or locally using the tools of your choice</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/828667934960611336">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(6/8) To provide a mobile and multi-device friendly visual presentation of your OER content</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/828667978895876096">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(7/8) To easily customize the presentation of your OER content using a visual drag-and-drop theme builder (i.e. <a href="https://twitter.com/gantry_fw">@gantry_fw</a>)</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/828668034684383234">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(8/8) Want to learn more? Visit the GitHub repository of the project at <a href="https://t.co/o53uFgzUtS">https://t.co/o53uFgzUtS</a> and explore demo at <a href="https://t.co/EbKOUqsbQg">https://t.co/EbKOUqsbQg</a>.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/828668094662930434">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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