Category Archives: Digital Democracy

MOOCs Explained: Radio Interview with University of Delaware

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Just over a week ago I had the opportunity to participate in a radio interview for the University of Delaware’s local station WVUD, with the Campus Voices interview airing on May 17th. The interview was in advance of Delaware’s summer faculty … Continue reading →

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Political Philosophy

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

This is going to be a more personal blog post than I typically make here at e-Literate. The open letter from San José State University’s philosophy department in protest of the edX JusticeX course being taught at SJSU is getting a … Continue reading →

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Open SUNY: A Game Changer in the Making

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Update 4/25 and bumped due to changes: Thanks to Greg Ketcham and Robert Knipe, I have replaced the 2009 interim proposal document with the updated advisory team report. This changes the intro blurb, description of 9 inter-dependent components, and list … Continue reading →

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Amendments of California SB520 Bill for Online Courses

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Last week California SB520 – the bill aiming to create a pool of online availability of 50 high-demand lower-division courses for which the public systems would have to award credit – was amended based on ongoing discussions and negotiations. The fact … Continue reading →

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Insight on MOOC student types from ELI Focus Session

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Michael and I had the privilege of leading off the ELI Online Spring Focus Session on MOOCs (taking place today, Apr 3, and tomorrow). Thanks to Stephen Downes, we have a good set of notes on our presentation “Everything You … Continue reading →

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