Sure hope this very 90's control-the-content-and–the-medium tendency (see also Apple, Facebook et al.) is proven wrong by users keeping their priorities straight – freedom, choice and ownership first. Reshared post from +Dan Gillmor My Guardian column this week is about (you guessed it) the Amazon Kindle Fire. It's a smart first entry in the tablet [...]
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One of the best posts I've read in a long time on open educational resources. David Wiley details with clarity some of the subtle complexities involving the concept. On OER – Beyond Definitions | iterating toward openness On OER – Beyond Definitions. Posted on September 27, 2011 by david. I've yet to publish anything from [...]
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#change11 Martin Weller reflects on the hurdles of doing things for free (i.e. moderating a week in the MOOC). Great reading. The Ed Techie: What are the values in a MOOC? [MOOCs should be this kind of fun] So this week I am coordinating the topic over at George, Dave and Stephen's Change MOOC (or [...]
Good news for open access and the dissemination of knowledge. Princeton bans academics from handing all copyright to journal publishers Prestigious US academic institution Princeton University has banned researchers from giving the copyright of scholarly articles to journal publishers, except in certain cases where a waiver may be gra… This was posted on Google+…
A follow up to "Social learning is not a new training trend" where Jane Hart further clarifies some compelling points on the mentality change needed in terms of how you look at professional development. » Quiz: Have you got the New Workplace Learning mindset? Learning in the Social Workplace Popular Posts. Saturday Surprise: Google Gravity; [...]
Jane Hart – Quiz: Have you got the New Workplace Learning mindset?http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2011/09/quiz-have-you-got-the-new-workplace-learning-mindset.html This was posted on Google+…
Adrian Short raises some crucial points on ownership, identity and control on the web. As he says"The promise of the open web looks increasingly uncertain". The question is what can/should we do (if we care about that, of course). It’s the end of the web as we know it « Adrian Short This was posted [...]
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Dave Cormier – Why teaching isn’t sellinghttp://davecormier.com/edblog/2011/09/27/why-teaching-isnt-like-selling/ (via C4LPT, aka Jane Hart on Twitter). Why teaching isn’t selling » Dave's Educational Blog Why teaching isn't selling. change11 Add comments. Sep 272011. Boring preamble I've been trying to think my way through the reasons why I've spent so much time in the last five years track… [...]
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Pushing for open access to knowledge . Big and very admirable move. Steve Wheeler: Sharp practicehttp://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharp-practice.html Edited to correct the url This was posted on Google+…
