TEDxBrussels – worth spreading?
23 November 2009 I spent the day at TedXBrussels and enjoyed it… I arrived a bit too late, after a long walk through the corridors of power at the European Parliament, a maybe-not-very-TED-like location. Because of security, we were not allowed to bring laptops into the meeting. Don’t ask: I don’t understand either. Was fun to take notes with [...]

Innovative OER Projects Presentation

23 November 2009 Stian Haklev has posted a recording of his presentation on “innovative” OER projects. From the post: …I decided to focus more on why these different projects were set up, what their purpose is, who runs them, and how they are sustained financially. Note: YouTube is listed among the repositories, though it is only free, not open. [...]

5 Reasons to Dislike iTunes U

23 November 2009 Jim Groom has a new post giving five reasons he dislikes iTunes U. From the post: …ITunesU is not a place for community, context, or collaboration. What is interesting about the web is not that you can get something, but that you can participate and dialogue around something.

Google Book Settlement News 11/23/09

23 November 2009 PC World explains the new settlement timeline now that Google has submitted a revised settlement.

Recap of P2P U Workshop

23 November 2009 Jane Park has posted, on the blog “Opinions of Open,” a recap of a Peer-to-Peer University meeting in Berlin. From the post: I think in the end that is the crux of P2PU, that it’s made up of and run by volunteers–people who are willing to risk their time and effort to realize a vision that [...]