I can’t actually figure out how to get into the UNESCO online forums on this topic, so I suppose I’ll post here in the meantime. I think I have a bit of a unique perspective. A couple of years ago I was the first Director of Community Outreach for the OpenCourseWare Consortium. For various reasons, Continue reading

Another relevant datapoint as we look at eCitizenship, and the coming social disaster if we do not teach students tools of engagement. From Papacharissi 2010: But what renders privacy a luxury commodity is that obtaining it implies a level of computer literacy that is inaccessible to most, and typically associated with higher income and education levels, Continue reading