Interesting. Eye to the past: vision may be older than previously thought The eye is perhaps one of the best examples of Darwinian evolution. Incremental steps driven by natural selection have led to the evolution of this complex organ from its origin as a simple light-sensitive eye spot. But what is the precise origin of […]
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Tony Bates on xMOOCs monetizing strategies
Very important warnings from +Tony Bates concerning xMOOCs monetizing strategies. _It is clearly the goal of the xMOOC companies such as Coursera and Udacity to go global with their offerings. This will be necessary to get a return on the capital invested. But where will these revenues come from? In the USA, it is clearly […]
Harold Jarche on social business
Good post by +Harold Jarche. 2. Just because a system is open does not mean that a learning organization will emerge. People need to practice knowledge-sharing through the narration of work and personal knowledge management. Both are simple concepts to understand but take time to become daily practices throughout an organization. This is true for […]
Another greatl plugin from +Boone Gorges
Another greatl plugin from Boone Gorges Introducing Participad: Realtime collaboration for WordPress Today I’m releasing the first public beta of a new WordPress plugin: Participad. Participad integrates an Etherpad Lite install into your WordPress installation, enabling realtime collaboration on the WordPress Dashboard or the front end of your WP site. If you’d like to download […]
Stephen Downes on the complexities of myths
Great post by +Stephen Downes on the complexities of myths in general, and in education in particular. Learning in the Digital Age: The Reality and the Myth Let me tell you story of the great bear. It’s a story from First Nations People who lived near where I was born in Canada, the Iroquois people. […]
Tony Bates on whether we should fear computers
Excellent post by +Tony Bates with some final questions for further reflection. Are we right to fear computers in education – or in life? In this post, I’m going to look at some fun fiction about computers, then raise some questions about whether our fears are rational, or whether we really do need to question […]
Harvard Open Access Project
Good practices for university open-access policies – Harvard Open Access Project Last revised October 19, 2012. Version 1.0. Suggested short URL for this guide = bit.ly/goodoa. Preface. This is a guide to good practices for university open-access (OA) policies. It’s based on the t… This was posted on Google+
Recursos Educacionais Abertos: Que Futuro?
“Recursos Educacionais Abertos: Que Futuro?” Comunicação apresentada no âmbito da “Open Access Week” da Universidade Aberta, PT, a 23 de Outubro de 2012.
Interview with Miguel Zapata-Ros (in Spanish)
Here’s an interview I did with Miguel Zapata-Ros at the Laboratory of Distance Education and eLearning [LE@D], Universidade Aberta, on October 9, 2012. It’s around 40 minutes long, during which we talk (in Spanish, well, Miguel, at least) about the current state of elearning, open access, MOOCs and the role of teachers and universities in […]
Steve Wheeler on the shortcomings of exams
Good post by Steve Wheeler on how exams are a poor and overvalued way of assessing learning. Exams are at best a test of memory and a snapshot of what students ‘know’ when the test is administered. The exam itself tells us nothing about how children will cope with the messy, complex problems they will […]