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5 Open Access Journals - 6 views

started by Sam M on 23 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
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unglue.it - Support Free eBooks - 1 views

unglue.it/landing module4 open access crowdsourcing publishing ebooks
shared by Kevin Stranack on 05 Aug 14 - No Cached
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  • Kevin Stranack on 05 Aug 14
     
    "unglue (v. t.) 5. To make your favorite books free to everyone on earth."
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5 Key Trends in Self-Publishing for 2014 | Mediashift | PBS - 2 views

www.pbs.org/...ds-in-self-publishing-for-2014 module3 self-publishing trends ebooks
shared by Kevin Stranack on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Kevin Stranack on 26 Jun 14
     
    Trends in the production and distribution of self-published ebooks.
  • jurado-navas on 05 Oct 14
     
    Very interesting. Let me share on twitter. Thank you.
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History of Copyright: Statute of Anne, 1710 - 3 views

www.copyrighthistory.com/anne.html statute of Anne copyright intellectual property module5
shared by Francisco Reveles on 02 Oct 14 - Cached
  • Francisco Reveles on 02 Oct 14
     
    Facsimile and transcription of the document cited by John Willinsky in Module 5's video lecture.
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Is There a Text on This Screen? Reading in an Era of Hypertextuality - 2 views

www.digitalhumanities.org/...view module2 digital reading hypertextuality technological change
shared by Maria Romanova-Hynes on 19 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Does a literary text retain the same status once it has become virtual? What is the status of any text in today's era of hypertexts and linked computers? What type of materiality are we dealing with? What forms of reading, what forms of knowledge?
  • The computer and the internet radically change our relationship with texts, the methods of their production, and our ways of reading. But do we know the real capabilities of the instrument we use with such increasing frequency? Do we really understand what we're dealing with? The computer is no longer simply a tool — it is a medium.
  • It is providing us with a set of new media forms and genres, just as printing, the cinema, radio, and television have done before
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  • One does not approach a literary text the same was as a news item. With the linked computer, these generic markers lose their relevance. Books and magazines, literary texts, and press releases share the same space, the window of a browser, and they are subject to the same initial reading strategies.
  • Maria Romanova-Hynes on 19 Sep 14
     
    Highly recommended to those interested in hypertextuality and the transformation of reading practices in the digital age.
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The Value of our Digital Identity - 7 views

www.libertyglobal.com/...ue-of-Our-Digital-Identity.pdf Boston consulting group ; digital identity value of digital identity future of digital identity
shared by martin678 on 08 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • martin678 on 08 Sep 14
     
    This article by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is made up of 5 parts: Part 1: digital identity: a driver of growth, a consumer hazard or both Part 2: a definition of digital identity and how consumers really see it Part 3: the value of digital identity - for organizations and consumers Part 4: the megatrends of digital identity Part 5: a practitioner's guide to the future of digital identity but most striking part for me was at the beginning: when the article mentioned: data explosion is possible because of four reasons: social media boom; the internet of things; online data transactions; and digital service and media and the direction towards the economic value of the digital identity
  • Atul Sabnis on 08 Sep 14
     
    Here's the correct link: http://www.libertyglobal.com/PDF/public-policy/The-Value-of-Our-Digital-Identity.pdf There's a "-" between public and policy :)
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Will sunshine database clarify or cloud researchers' industry ties? - 0 views

news.sciencemag.org/...loud-researchers-industry-ties open knowledge open access cloud database free online
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  • itsmedianelee on 09 Oct 14
     
    A federal database publicly disclosing companies' payments to doctors went live this week, drawing a splash of attention to the $3.5 billion given to physicians over 5 months last year. Although one purpose of the site is to shine light on potential conflicts of interest in research, the site may fall short of that goal.
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Open Data developments in Asia | Open Knowledge Foundation Blog - 1 views

blog.okfn.org/...open-data-developments-in-asia Module7 Module6 Module8 opendata open access information knowledge South Asia Asia
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  • janetw_suiching on 27 Nov 14
     
    This blog about Open Data Developments in Asia analyses the recent state of Open Data adopted in Asia and highlights some of the 11 Asian countries participants that attended the Open Knowledge Conference in Geneva in 2012. Of the 11 countries that attended the conference, the author of the post focuses on the East Asian and Pacific countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar and discusses their state and role in Openness. The author does a good job at providing statistics of the different countries in terms of the Worldbank Knowledge Economy Index (KEI), which analyzes the economic rankings of countries. The author then compares economic rank to that of openness, stating that countries low on the economic rank contribute little to no open data within their own countries or externally to other countries. Next, the author talks about the overall internet penetration in Asia as being only 27.5 percent and in that statistic, there is still a wide gap between North and South East Asia in terms of internet use and information distribution and acquisition from citizens and others. Moreover, the author continues to compare how many social, economical, political and cultural influence information distribution, contribution and acquisition in Asia countries. Openness is growing in the more developed Asian countries, but openness is limited, or even nonexistent, in developing (authoritative) countries. After reading this article, I've had a greater understanding of the current state of Open Data in Asia an the influences that contribute to enabling Openness. What I expected from the blog post or something that would've made the post even better could be some examples or projects of Openness or Open Data in Asia.
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The 5 Main Fluencies of The 21st Century Learning ~ Educational Technology and Mobile L... - 0 views

www.educatorstechnology.com/...fluencies-of-21st-century.html Information Literacy
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  • monde3297 on 06 Nov 14
     
    October 29, 2014 Today I want to share with you this awesome read I came across in Global Citizen Education. The article is entitled " 21st Century Fluencies" and is basically based on Crockett et al.'s book Literacy is Not Enough .
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DRM on books - 0 views

www.digitaltrends.com/...ns-to-free-your-kindle-library DRM copyright open publishing
shared by Olivia Azar on 08 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • Olivia Azar on 08 Dec 14
     
    5 reasons to eliminate DRM on books. This favors open knowledge.
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5 Things Researchers Have Discovered About MOOCs - Wired Campus - Blogs - The Chronicle... - 4 views

chronicle.com/...53585 module7 mooc research student success
shared by Kevin Stranack on 27 Jun 14 - No Cached
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  • Kevin Stranack on 27 Jun 14
     
    Some preliminary findings from the MOOC Research Initiative.
  • petrae77 on 29 Nov 14
     
    Interesting that most people who do well in MOOCs are generally people who have a "growth mindset" and are not necessarily the people in most need of learning. I think any research on MOOCs is interesting since it is such a new phenomenon and it's going to be interesting to see how they evolve.
  • kenlitt on 30 Nov 14
     
    Very interesting indeed that it is not necessarily those people who are most in need of learning who do well in MOOCs. The question is how MOOC's can, indeed, become more beneficial and attractive to those who need them the most. Access to internet in rural areas around the globe, and availability of cheap computers are both key.
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Are universities teaching the skills needed in a knowledge-based economy? - 14 views

www.tonybates.ca/...d-in-a-knowledge-based-economy module2 higher education knowledge skills
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  • Kevin Stranack on 29 Jun 14
     
    Provides a list of important skills and how those skills are embedded within the curriculum.
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  • Raúl Marcó del Pont on 09 Sep 14
     
    Encontré un post relacionado con las Alfabetizaciones digitales y competencias fundamentales en http://futurosdellibro.com/alfabetizaciones-digitales-y-competencias-fundamentales/ Tal vez interese: El pasado 5 de marzo los expertos de UNESCO dedicados a la alfabetización mediática y digital, en reunión preparatoria de la siguiente World Summit of Information Societies, rubricaron lo que es una evidencia ya incontrovertible: que la alfabetización mediática e informacional (MIL. Media and information literacy) ocupa un lugar central en el mapa escolar de competencias del siglo XXI. Esto no es nada esencialmente nuevo: Viviane Reding, la hoy Vicepresidenta de la Comisión Europea y ex-comisaria de Información entre los años 2004-2009, declaraba en el año 2006: "Hoy, la alfabetización mediática es tan central para el desarrollo de una ciudadanía plena y activa como la alfabetización tradicional lo fue al inicio del siglo XIX". Y añadía: "también es fundamental para entrar en el nuevo mundo de la banda ancha de contenidos, disponibles en todas partes y en cualquier momento". De acuerdo con el European Charter for Media Literacy podríamos distinguir siete áreas de competencias que, de una u otra forma, deberían pasar a formar parte de todo currículum orientado a su adquisición: Usar adecuadamente las tecnologías mediáticas para acceder, conservar, recuperar y compartir contenidos que satisfagan las necesidades e intereses individuales y colectivos. Tener competencias de acceso e información de la gran diversidad de alternativas respecto a los tipos de medios que existen, así como a los contenidos provenientes de distintas fuentes culturales e institucionales. Comprender cómo y porqué se producen los contenidos mediáticos. Analizar de forma crítica las técnicas, lenguajes y códigos empleados por los medios y los mensajes que transmiten. Usar los medios creativamente para expresar y comunicar ideas, información
  • Ad Huikeshoven on 09 Sep 14
     
    Thank you Kevin Stranack for sharing. Tony Bates ends with five questions: 1. Have I covered the main skills needed in a knowledge-based society? What have I missed? 2. Do you agree that these are important skills? If so, should universities explicitly try to develop them? 3. What are you or your university doing (if anything) to ensure such skills are taught, and taught well? 4. What roles if any do you think technology, and in particular online learning, can play in helping to develop such skills? 5. Any other comments on this topic - My answers: 1. Frustration tolerance and keeping a balance between work and private life is a necessary skill 2, The skill set mentioned is important, but more likely trained in college than in university 3. I do have a personal coach and a counseler, and I'm enrolled in #OKMOOC 4. The activities required in every module of #OKMOOC ask to reach out, connect, build relationships, Have you answered the feedback questions?
  • hreodbeorht on 13 Oct 14
     
    This question is really the elephant in the room in a lot of university programs, especially in the humanities. I myself was a doctoral student in the humanities before leaving because, as I eventually learned, there were essentially no employment opportunities and my skillset in today's economy was sorely lacking. But the old mantra that "we teach critical thinking" is become a worn excuse. Do we really need four years to teach people the skills to survive "out there"? How much of our specialized knowledge will really be useful outside of the academy? These are questions we just don't have the answer to, and I'm not sure there are many people willing to ask them. But more to the point, I didn't see anything in this link about the changing ways that millennials (I promise that I hate the term as much as anyone, but it's a useful one) are engaging with information, and how that is changing how they actually think. There have been arguments made that digital natives (again, a pretty terrible term) think about and process information in very different ways that have serious implications for contextualization and long-term research. I'm not saying that universities don't teach these things in their own ways, but it's an important issue that needs addressing. I know that the link talks about the important of knowledge management, but there's a huge difference between simply knowing how and when to access information and quite another to properly contextualize its place in a larger hierarchy (or web) of knowledge. I would argue *that* skill is the one that universities are best poised to provide, and maybe why we keep hearing talk about how undergraduate degrees are the new highschool diplomas.
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Knowledge Commons .de » Peer-producing knowledge: a game-changer for developm... - 4 views

www.knowledge-commons.de/...5-of-10-on-learning-by-sharing Africa business model Capacity Building commons commons-based peer production communities creative development Education FOSS freedom GIZ ict@innovation innovation intellectual property InWEnt IT sector promotion knowledge sharing learning Linux OER AIR E
shared by Balthas Seibold on 05 Dec 14 - No Cached
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  • Balthas Seibold on 05 Dec 14
     
    Learning modes and principles of open, commons-based peer-production therefor have the potential to provide the "gold standard" of enhancing future skills, competencies, connections, capacities of people and their organisations on a global scale. In short: peer-to-peer learning around open, commons-based peer-production is a game changer in international development cooperation.
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German universities scrap all tuition fees | The Times - 1 views

www.thetimes.co.uk/...article4213550.ece open access module 5
shared by fraup74 on 02 Oct 14 - No Cached
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  • fraup74 on 02 Oct 14
     
    All German universities will be free of charge when term starts next week after fees were abandoned in Lower Saxony, the last of seven states to charge. "Tuition fees are socially unjust," said Dorothee Stapelfeldt, senator for science in Hamburg, which scrapped charges in 2012.
  • fraup74 on 02 Oct 14
     
    Could this also be 'open access'?
  • cuptlib on 02 Oct 14
     
    ...to see the full text you need to subscribe ...ironically I hit pay wall again!

Top 5 tips for beginners of "intellectual property" - 5 views

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social media use in health care - 1 views

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http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_baraniuk_on_open_source_learning#t-3756 - 3 views

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Pudovkin's 5 Editing Techniques on Vimeo - 1 views

vimeo.com/76513972 editing Film okmooc open learning
shared by larssl on 22 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • larssl on 22 Sep 14
     
    Vsevolod Podovkin is on of the great founding fathers of Montage Editing tecniques. In this video by Evan Richards you´ll get an intorduction to how influencial these editing principals in fact have benn and still are in filmmaking.
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