Thanks, Owen, for posting something that has to do with the "real" world. "Here Comes Everybody" as Shirky would say. The advent of e-learning is the single most democratizing event in decades!
I just signed a contract in Canada to write the curriculum for the Complexity module as part of a distance learning team in Ottawa. This is at the request of high-level government officials who want to learn how to promote what the Canadians call the "Whole of Government" approach to breaking down the silos between executive branch agencies. merle On Mar 27, 2013, at 10:00 AM, Owen Densmore wrote: > From twitter: > > Clay Shirky @cshirky36m > > Jailbreak the College Degree: "“The degree, like government, holds only the > power we give it." > http://goo.gl/8MiaZ > > http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/jailbreak-the-degree-alternatives-to-the-certifed-transcript/ > > Don't miss the youtube at the bottom > > -- Owen > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Prof David West <profw...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > those discussing MOOCs recently, might find this interesting > > http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/22/72-of-professors-who-teach-online-courses-dont-think-their-students-deserve-credit/ > > davew > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
