Monthly Archives: September 2011

But something was wrong with the CAPTCHA system.  In any case, my comment on his recent post: I think we have also lost the idea that part of what education is supposed to do is impart to the next generation … Continue reading →

Brilliant essay by Simon Reynolds. And worth thinking about more broadly than music: Cobain, arguably the last rebel-rocker-as-star, had owed his rise to the centralizing power of the old media; now in his death, he was entangled with the emerging … Continue reading →

Photo Credit: Marc Romer I think this post of David’s is right, mostly (though I think the title is a bit misleading). I think it also keys into a broader shift that is happening. OER projects are increasingly driven by … Continue reading →

In the past few days I’ve had my first spamonym “followers” (presumably because I am posting on G+ publicly). And more prominent people like Howard Rheingold are already fighting them in the stream. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it … Continue reading →

One more note on George’s post. He calls the above the “Encarta price curve of death”, and I think what he is saying is that as content became cheaper to produce consumers were less willing to pay high prices for … Continue reading →

I think a lot of this is happening, frankly. Univ. of Central Florida, a leader in online/hybrid courses has a student body that for the most part takes a fluid blend of online, hybrid, and f2f classes. That model is … Continue reading →

via Wall of People Being Awesome on Chat Roulette. A post on Philipp Schmidt’s stream got me thinking about how we might tap into the 20 years of research on Peer Instruction to better inform peer learning initiatives.  I’m assuming … Continue reading →