Tag: open content
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Mozilla Open Education course – Overview
cclearn, course, creative commons, education, education portal, Firefox, frank hecker, internet life, Mark Surman, mozilla, Mozilla camp Create, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla technology, MozOpenEdCourse, oer, open content, open education, open educational resources, open licensing, open technology, p2pu, pedagogy, peer groups, peer to peer university, Peer University, philip schmidt, seminarWe had our first session of the Mozilla Open Education Course earlier this evening and it was pretty interesting. There were a few technical issues with sound but generally it was very well done. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Here’s a few notes that I took during the session. I know the video…
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The Tower and the Cloud
Just a quick pointer to what I think is going to be a great read. “The Tower and the Cloud” is a new publication by EDUCAUSE, which looks at the impact of cloud computing on higher education. The book is divided into broad sections, each containing several chapters, with each chapter written by a different…
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The Cape Town Open Education declaration
Open education, open resources, open courseware, open content and so on, is something that I believe very strongly in. Without going into much detail, I think it’s important that those of us who can and who have, do something positive for those who can’t and who don’t. The Cape Town Open Education declaration is exactly…
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OpenPhysio launched
OpenPhysio is an attempt to create a free, online, learning resource for physiotherapy students, physiotherapists and physiotherapy educators that anyone can edit (think, Wikipedia for physio’s). While I’m sure the idea of students creating content in a (*gasp*) non-accredited, non-peer-reviewed, unstructured and unsupervised environment is horrifying to some, I believe that this is partly where…