Category Archives: Openness

OER Funding: Ask the Right Questions

David Wiley writes: You have to admit that some of the things the publishers are working on are both cooler and better than almost everything that currently exists in the OER space. Can you name a single OER project that … Continue reading

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When It Comes to Content, Say “Yes” to Wrappers But “No” to Containers

Scott Leslie has a good post up ruminating on the moving target of open textbooks which reminded me that I have long intended to write a follow-up to an exchange that he, I, and Rob Abel had in the comments … Continue reading

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Farewell to the Enterprise LMS, Greetings to the Learning Platform

Along with others, I have written several times over the past 12 months here, here, hereĀ and here about the significant changes occurring in the educational LMS market. In my opinion, when we look back on market changes, 2011 will stand … Continue reading

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Four Initial Answers from Apple’s Education Announcement

In a recent post I offered four key questions for the Apple Education Announcement held today (Jan 19th). Now that the event is over and the blogosphere is responding, I thought it would be useful to answer those four questions. … Continue reading

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The Tide is Turning – SOPA May Not Make It Out of Committee

Over the past few days, there have been three significant developments that indicate the tide is turning on SOPA (and the Senate version, PIPA). As I have written previously, SOPA poses a threat to open education and educational technology in … Continue reading

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