Dave Winer: What comes after the cloud? Dave Winer tries to look beyond the current trend and foresee the next disruptive change – the personal computer. Witty post. Scripting News: What comes after the cloud? What comes after the cloud? By Dave Winer on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 9:08 AM. You know I think […]
The social media report
“The social media report” from Nielsen. Great format for quickly getting the core points (via @cristinacost on Twitter). Nielsen: Social Media Report Social Media Report: Q3 2011 View As One PageView As Slideshow | Download as PDF. Contact Us To Learn More. Learn more: NMIncite.com | Nielsen Online Measurement | Nielsen Cross-platform Audience Beha… This […]
Open Educational Resources: The value of reuse in HE
Open Educational Resources: The value of reuse in higher educationReport authors: David White, Marion Manton. From the introduction: “The approach of the study was broad and highly qualitative; focusing on what motivates the reuse (or rejection) of digital resources found on the web, and exploring factors that staff and students value in educational content, such […]
Harold Jarche – Organizing for diversity and complexity
“The power of social networks, like electricity, will inevitably change almost every business model. Leaders need to understand the importance of organizational architecture. Working smarter starts by organizing to embrace diversity and manage complexity.” Harold Jarche Harold Jarche » Organizing for diversity and complexity Archives. Select Month, September 2011 (17), August 2011 (15), July 2011 […]
Ben Werdmuller's reflections on technology and the web.
Some great questions and reflections on technology and the web. Reshared post from +Ben Werdmuller Something I've been thinking about over the last few weeks: Is the technology industry a force for good in the world? The promise is that technology empowers and democratizes, and particularly on the web, I buy into that. It's changed […]
Dan Gillmor on the new Amazon Kindle Fire
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 […]
On OER – Beyond Definitions – David Wiley
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 […]
Martin Weller – What are the values in a MOOC?
#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.
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+
Good news for open access
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+…