Tag Archives: DIY U

Xplana.com: Is This a PLE?

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

The title of this post is slightly tongue-in-cheek because I have my doubts about whether there is such a thing as PLEs that are distinct from existing software product categories. If there were, then after years of people talking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogo-eroticism and Other Hype, Educational Pattern Languages, Emergence, Distributed Cognition, & Aggregation Science, Higher Education, LMOS, Notable Posts, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Why Not Go to a Party School?

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Jim Farmer

This is a guest post by Jim Farmer. Jim is Chairman of instructional media + magic. Analysis of data recently released by PayScale Inc. and published in Bloomberg Business Week show starting salaries for graduates of Party Schools begin fifth … Continue reading →

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Sakai Conference: Kamenetz Keynote

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

OK, this was worth the wait. I have video of Anya Kamenetz’s keynote, which set the tone for the Sakai Conference 2010 in some important ways. I also have a short video interview with her, some related video content from … Continue reading →

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DIY U: The Modern Guild at Work

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

I’m waiting for the video of Anya Kamenetz’s keynote to be available online before I kick off my post series on the Sakai conference. In the meantime, here’s a quick update on a previous (and Kamenetz-related) post. A while back, … Continue reading →

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DIY U: 'POP!' Goes the Bubble

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

A while back, I suggested that there might be a bubble in the higher education market, and that students taking on large amounts of debt to go to non-elite schools could be analogous to sub-prime mortgage customers. Well, somebody else … Continue reading →

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