social learning, open education, and petty battles with rivals over power and money…
From the monthly archives:
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It was a real thrill to have Wayne Mackintosh out to UBC to talk with characteristic passion about WikiEducator. There is so much to admire about this project: its deep commitment to openness, a technology platform that is both simple and powerful, its innovative approach to training and a community engagement and [...]
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It’s a striking headline: Neil Young fans upset that he is releasing a new album:
Neil Young has announced the release of a new album, and no one could be more distressed than his fans.
For months now, Young obsessives have been awaiting the release of Archives Volume 1 – a vast library of early recordings, in [...]
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A more or less random sampling from my RSS newsreader:
Remember how the web (and “web 2.0″) were supposed to be a huge force of democratization? As we all know, time and again it turns into just another ad platform to sell lowest common denominator mass marketed commercial trash. That is really a tragedy.
When [...]
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I’m not sure how many of our friends to the south are aware of this, but using web services hosted in the United States is deemed to be a threat to the rights of Canadian students.
Indeed, a public institution such as the one I work for is expected to take ‘rigorous measures’ to “mitigate against [...]
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No point easing into the new term, and out here at the UBC Mothership Campus there’s going to be a couple enlightening and provocative events to get 2009 rolling…
Next Tuesday, January 13th, 10am – noon, (Dodson Room, Irving K Barber Learning Centre) there will be a panel entitled Facebook and Education: The Pros [...]
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