We at Gala benefited from the substantive insights and social generosity of Jim Manheim. He traveled with us from our early days to our later life as a software "flatform" growing--as did his social media--with neither marketing nor commercialization. We are saddened to have lost him from this life.

“Did you realize that choosing the right species in restoration requires the same strategic thinking as putting together a roster for a sports team?” See the freely-accessible module on the topic here www.learngala.com/cases/functi... And Raquel Colas implementation plan qubeshub.org/community/me...

If you’re looking for educational material for your course addressing the ethical procurement of food and the intersection between public health, carbon emissions, and environmental justice, check out this Gala online case, created by Jacob Kennedy! www.learngala.com/cases/8456b9...

Conflicts Over Energy Policy is a Gala case on how a $469 million energy plan was reshaped, created by Ben Stacey and Tony Reames, who was recently featured in an article by Canary Media! Check out the case: www.learngala.com/cases/mi-ene... And the article: www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

Climate change, prison Labor, fire management, workforce development, and employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people-- check out this open-access case on Gala which can help educate your students on all of these topics, created by Alexandra Crilley! www.learngala.com/cases/wildfi...

Last week, SEEKCommons put on their second Community Call for 2025: “Commoning and Collaboration on Gala: From Open Educational Resources to Open Ecosystems in Ecology,” presented by Ed Waisanen and @rebeccajd.bsky.social! Watch a recording of the call here: archive.org/details/rebe...

Interested in exposing your students and learners to the complex ways that beavers can support ecosystems? Check out "Beavers: social learning application in environmental policies" by Siqi Yang! www.learngala.com/cases/f0eaae...

We’d like to invite you to the 2025 SEEKCommons community call— an opportunity to discuss the possibilities of the commons as a governance framework, with speakers presenting on its challenges, benefits, lessons learned, and the possibilities for “open technologies.” Register below! bit.ly/4kcePNt

Super Bowl Sunday! Looking for a way to enjoy without feeling like a sellout to the Football Industrial Complex? Check this out from our University of Michigan based community of football lovers: www.learngala.com/cases/nfl-so... Happy Game Day!

Welcome to our new BlueSky account! Gala is a platform hosting modules and cases for teaching students about topics in science. On this page, we’ll be spotlighting great cases, talking about events we’re involved with, and more! Stay tuned!

Just two weeks ago, FAIROS (Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science) held its PI meeting! On the first day of the three-day meeting, LF Murillo introduced SEEKCommons, along with Gala, which are working to integrate to enable more FAIR knowledge practices!