Author Archive for Marshall

Open Source - Open Access at the University of Toronto

Published by Marshall February 15th, 2007 in OER. 0 Comments

Project Open Source|Open Access is a two and a half year University of Toronto cross-divisional, tri-campus initiative to develop a networked community of scholars, students and members of the broader community interested in the phenomenon of open source and open access.  http://open.utoronto.ca/

Relearning Learning-Applying the Long Tail to Learning

Published by Marshall February 10th, 2007 in OER. 1 Comment

Take a look at this powerful video lecture on the changing world of education.  http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/419/ .In a digitally connected, rapidly evolving world, we must transcend the traditional Cartesian models of learning that prescribe “pouring knowledge into somebody’s head,” says John Seely Brown. We learn through our interactions with others and the world, he says, and there’s no more perfect medium for enabling this than an increasingly open and organized World Wide Web.”
 

Vietnam

Published by Marshall February 9th, 2007 in OER, Education, K-12, Policy, Government and Higer Education. 1 Comment

Today we met with some folks from Intel and talked about school reform in Vietnam.   Intel is building a plant just outside of Saigon and is very involved with Viet Nam’s Ministry of Education.  They are interested in exploring the possibilities of open education resources. 

Categories