“The gathering of many universities’ educational content together on one site will enable learners worldwide to access the course content of any participating university from a single website, and to use a set of online educational tools shared by all participating universities.” Key piece of information: “EdX will release its learning platform as open-source software so it can be used by other universities and organizations that wish to host the platform themselves.”
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The Barriers To Using Social Media In Education (Part 1 of 2) - Edudemic - 1 views
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2012-13, The US department of Commerce ranked 55 industry sectors for their IT intensiveness, education ranked lowest (below coal mining). Education industry that bears the responsibility to prepare children for the world of tomorrow, itself is not ready to embrace the digital revolution with an open mind.
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Indeed there are some real risks attached with children using social media and it can’t be taken lightly. But there are also dangers in crossing a road. Do we tell our kids not to cross the road? No, we don’t! We hold their hand and tell them how to do it.
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So irrespective of whether or not you as an institution are ready to embrace the new digital ways of teaching, the revolution is already happening. If educators are left behind on social media, they will also fail in the simple role of being cultivators of curiosity.
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Ping - In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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$200 Textbook vs. Free. You Do the Math.
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Songbird - Open Source Music Player - 0 views
Kaltura - Open Source Video Platform - 0 views
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Easily add full video capabilities to your site at little or no cost
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