Tag Archives: Patrick-Masson

How to Understand and Follow the Sakai Foundation

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

My friend Patrick Masson has started an EDUCAUSE wiki page to develop a working definition of “openness”. I’m going to sidestep the hot debate around that topic and focus instead on the distinction he makes between openness and transparency, which … Continue reading →

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Great Little Conference in Upstate New York

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

My buddy Patrick Masson is running his second annual 2-3-98 conference in Delhi, NY on August 6th and 7th. The first day is all about open source in higher education with a keynote by Bob Sutor, IBM’s Vice President of … Continue reading →

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Oracle's New Academic Enterprise White Paper

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

The product group I’m in at Oracle (Academic Enterprise Solutions, or AES) has a new white paper out on the company’s vision of the future of the academic enterprise. A lot of this is aspirational, but it does give you … Continue reading →

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Openness: Finally, We're Getting Somewhere

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Michael Feldstein

Update: The Sannier vs. Wheeler smackdown is available on video here. Microsoft Silverlight is required. As I sit on the flight home from the EDUCAUSE conference thinking back on the themes of the week, it is clear to me that … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE Openness Constituent Group

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Michael Feldstein

My fellow SUNY escapees Patrick Masson and Ken Udas are up to some good stuff now. They’ve started an EDUCAUSE constituent group on Openness–open source, open standards, open educational resources, open content, open management practices, etc. Their hope is that … Continue reading →

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