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cvpido

when the farmers of Cumbria (U.K.) critized experts' methods to detect Chernobyl fallout - 1 views

www.douri.sh/...Wynne-Misunderstood-PUS.pdf

citizen science identity social cumbria chernobil radiation fallout expert

shared by cvpido on 19 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • cvpido on 19 Sep 14
     
    This paper draws general insights into the public reception of scientific knowledge from a case study of Cumbrian sheep farmers' responses to scientific advice about the restrictions introduced after the Chernobyl radioactive fallout. The analysis identifies several substantive factors which influence the credibility of scientific communication. Publicuptake of science might be improved if scientific institutions expressed an equivalent reflexive discourse in the public domain
luispain

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz : Brian Knappenberger : Free Download... - 7 views

archive.org/...etsOwnBoyTheStoryOfAaronSwartz

module4 copyright

shared by luispain on 04 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Jacynthe Touchette on 04 Sep 14
     
    The story of Aaron Swartz, incredible programmer and activist for internet rights, open access and open knowledge. Good documentary to learn a little more about the open access movement, see some important figures (Tim Berners-Lee, Lawrence Lessig, etc.) and the fight against the SOPA bill. A big part of the movie is about his personal life and legal battle over copyright infringement. Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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  • Kim Baker on 04 Sep 14
     
    I saw it a couple of weeks ago. It is a heart-rending story, very well put together. The issues it raises are very serious, and the cost of losing such a brilliant young genius to the world is immeasurable. It is a wake up call of magnitude. Thanks for posting this link.
  • hoanganh294 on 04 Sep 14
     
    It's such an informative and well-made documentary. After watching it I was so excited to know more about Open Access, which is one of the reasons I attend this online course. Thanks for sharing.
  • Jacynthe Touchette on 04 Sep 14
     
    Wow, this documentary can really have an effect, it's heartwarming to hear that the topic of this documentary is one of the reason you took this course! At the end of the movie I was half angry at the unjust prosecution of Swartz and the injustices on the access to knowledge and half uplifted, motivated to get more active on OA, OK and internet rights.
  • smoens on 05 Sep 14
     
    Although my interest was sparked by great open source projects, like R and PLOS, this documentary was a great inspiration a few weeks ago to relight that flame and join this course. Great to see how Aaron Schwartz still continues to be of inspiration to the open source community. Now and then I also love to go back reading stuff from his blog, e.g. his view on how to be productive (http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/productivity)
  • daniellew31 on 05 Sep 14
     
    I've been meaning to watch this for ages, thank you for bringing it to my attention again.
  • c maggard on 05 Sep 14
     
    Gonna drop the academic personna for a sec and say it just makes me so mad and so sad what happened to him.
  • anonymous on 17 Sep 14
     
    This was a great video! I enjoyed it very much and it was very touching. thank you for posting. @smoens - awesome blog too. thank you for the link.
  • luispain on 21 Sep 14
     
    For the Copyright section I recommend to watch this documentary: The Internet's Own Boy depicts the life of American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz. It features interviews with his family and friends as well as the internet luminaries who worked with him.
Gerald Louw

European Law Works to Move Copyright Into the 21st Century - 0 views

newsbreaks.infotoday.com/...-Into-the-st-Century-99727.asp

open access

shared by Gerald Louw on 08 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Gerald Louw on 08 Oct 14
     
    Technische Universität (TU) Darmstadt digitized a book from German publisher Eugen Ulmer KG without receiving permission in order to post sections of it for course reading. Eugen Ulmer filed suit, and on Sept.
Kim Baker

Twitter sues US for right to disclose government requests - 0 views

rt.com/...-twitter-sues-fbi-transparency

privacy module1

shared by Kim Baker on 08 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Kim Baker on 08 Oct 14
     
    Reuters / Eric Thayer Internet giant Twitter is suing the Department of Justice in hopes that the United States government will let the web company publish more details about requests made for user data. The complaint, filed in federal court on Tuesday this week, asks the Justice Dept.
  • anonymous on 08 Oct 14
     
    An interesting read. Freedom of speech is allowed as long it does not relate to the US government. One important thing to understand here is that the flow of information can never be stopped or banned (at least only temporarily.) There is no such thing as good or bad information - it all depends on who interprets the information and what point of views these people have.
anonymous

How To Self-Publish Your Book Through Amazon - 5 views

Even though this article tries to convince you how easy it is to become a millionaire by self-publishing your book online it is not entirely true. The key point is that printing and producing costs...

module4

started by anonymous on 22 Sep 14 1 follow-up, last by anonymous on 08 Oct 14
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anonymous

Online learning is "the blackboard of the future" - 7 views

This article re-emphasizes the fact that traditional lectures are ineffective ways of conveying new knowledge. This article takes the next step and emphasizes the importance of digital media and on...

MOOC online learning blackboard the independent

started by anonymous on 03 Sep 14 3 follow-ups, last by anonymous on 08 Oct 14
Ibraghimova Irina

Open Access Infrastructure - 1 views

NISO Summer 2014 issue of Information Standards Quarterly http://www.niso.org/publications/isq/2014/v26no2/ This is a themed issue on the topic of Open Access Infrastructure. „The question is no l...

open access module6 publishing

started by Ibraghimova Irina on 08 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
beetsyg

Hundreds of open access journals accept fake science paper | Higher Education Network |... - 5 views

www.theguardian.com/...pen-access-journals-fake-paper

open access Module1 academic publishing

shared by beetsyg on 10 Sep 14 - No Cached
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  • beetsyg on 10 Sep 14
     
    This research study was an eye-opener for me. Until this point, I was completely unaware of these journal practices, although I had received several emails from journals I had never heard of wanting to publish papers based on conference presentations.
  • Jacynthe Touchette on 11 Sep 14
     
    Although it is important to put those predatory journals under the spotlight so researchers don't fall in their trap, I always wince when I read one of those articles because too few take the time to talk about the good sides of open access journals and many readers will leave the article thinking that open access publishing is bad and not trustworthy. Of course, as mentioned in the Nature Mag article linked in the Guardian article, PLOS are excellent and have very high levels of evaluation, but they are not alone. And I have yet to find a paper that would make the same exercise with both open access journals and subscription-based journals so we could see how bad it is in the publishing world in general. That said, we must do everything within our power to stop those malpractices by predatory journals. (by the way, I have also received spam to publish in journals that were not even in my field of practice by BioMed Central. They are good, they are trustworthy. I wrote to them to say that it looks like baits to send spam calling me a Dr and inviting me to publish in fields that I know nothing about. They removed me from their mailing list but I don't know if they changed this practice)
  • Raúl Marcó del Pont on 11 Sep 14
     
    A blog, Scholarly Open Access. Critical analysis of scholarly open-access publishing, http://scholarlyoa.com/, systematically lists fake academic journals and predatory publishers, who are taking advantage of a some open access naiveté.
amandakennedy

Nature Communications goes open access (Wired UK) - 0 views

www.wired.co.uk/...ure-communications-open-access

open access knowledge academic journals

shared by amandakennedy on 23 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • amandakennedy on 23 Sep 14
     
    Nature Communications has announced it will go open access only from 20 October in a bid to show the world that quality papers do not have to be paid for.
  • amandakennedy on 23 Sep 14
     
    I've chosen to link to the article on Wired which discusses the move as the explanation is easier for those who (like me!) have little experience of academic journals to understand. One of the most important points I've taken from reading this article (and the PDF study explaining the reasons for the move to Open Access, which is linked from the article) is that to date, articles which have previously been published to Nature Communications using the OA model have earned more citations than those published under a subscription model. I'm interested to learn more about the mentioned Creative Commons 4.0 license, which I'm not yet familiar with. If anyone with experience using (or publishing to) academic journals would like to add any relevant points to the potential impact of the magazine's choice to go OA, I would really appreciate the insight!
cuptlib

Important court case regarding copyright in South Africa - 3 views

Majedien Norton, a 29-year-old father of two from the Cape Flats, South Africa, was accused of using The Pirate Bay to distribute a digital copy of the film Four Corners. http://www.htxt.co.za/2014...

module4

started by cuptlib on 23 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
Maria Romanova-Hynes

Let's stand together to promote open access worldwide. | EFF Action Center - 3 views

act.eff.org/...-promote-open-access-worldwide

open access intellectual property petition Diego Gomez module4 publishing campaign

shared by Maria Romanova-Hynes on 22 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Maria Romanova-Hynes on 22 Sep 14
     
    Get involved: "Sign the petition to express your support for Open Access as the default for scientific and scholarly publishing, so researchers like Diego [Gomez] don't risk severe penalties for helping colleagues access the research they need. Sign-on statement: Scientific and scholarly progress relies upon the exchange of ideas and research. We all benefit when research is shared widely, freely, and openly. I support an Open Access system for academic publishing that makes research free for anyone to read and re-use; one that is inclusive of all and doesn't force researchers like Diego Gomez to risk severe penalties for helping colleagues access the research they need." (Creative Commons)
  • Jacynthe Touchette on 23 Sep 14
     
    The first time I heard of Diego's case, I couldn't believe it and yet it was shared by the EFF, an authoritative source. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that someone would want to sue over the sharing of his thesis. I didn't even thought you could have copyright on a thesis and how do you even make money on a thesis? Especially when it is said that a large majority of all thesis are never looked up more than twice (by the author and the director). This person should be ashamed.
anonymous

Open Access vs. Non-Open Access - 7 views

This is an article from the D-Lib Magazine that features information on the difference between Open Access information vs. Non-Open Access information (closed access.) It's a great read! http://ep...

module6

started by anonymous on 06 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
Sam M

Forbes - Doctorow Article - 1 views

For anyone that read the article "Text is free, we make our money on volume", here is the Doctorow article mentioned. Enjoy! http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/cory-doctorow-copyright-tech-media_cz_...

module4 CreativeContentLicence Forbes

started by Sam M on 10 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
embioptera

Gamification: Creating new education tools by applying video games to classroom learning - 6 views

www.cbc.ca/...eo-games-to-classroom-learning

module2 gamification education

shared by embioptera on 06 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • embioptera on 06 Sep 14
     
    Some of readings in module 2 made me thing of this radio report. It gives an interesting look at gamification in education, focusing on highschool and college levels. While they don't directing talk about open knowledge I think gamification is something important to consider and look at when thinking of alternative forms of education.
  • anonymous on 03 Nov 14
     
    A good combination of game and education can definitely inspire more children to learn. So if wen can combine game and education, we may also be able to bring social media (i.e. Facebook, twitter) into our classroom, which could inspire university students to study.
nthabi

Macmillan South Africa - 0 views

www.macmillan.co.za/...1

Knowledge publishing open access

shared by nthabi on 01 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • nthabi on 01 Nov 14
     
    Education South Africa - February 2013 With the 2012 Limpopo textbook delivery saga, and the rising cost of printed textbooks, one public school has decided to take a bold step into the future and convert to using E-books for all their learners.
  • diigoname2 on 04 Nov 14
     
    This sounds like a good idea but then the students must have the tablets and computers to be able to read the books. Unfortunately I don't think this will work in many of the poorer rural schools that need it most.
  • Julia Echeverría on 04 Nov 14
     
    The great idea of this project could be used by every educational organization, as the article say, the cost are clearly low.
Kim Baker

At Sea in a Deluge of Data - 1 views

chronicle.com/...147477

module10 information overload

shared by Kim Baker on 04 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Kim Baker on 04 Nov 14
     
    "It turns out that students are poorly trained in college to effectively navigate the Internet's indiscriminate glut of information. Another Project Information Literacy study, involving more than 8,300 undergraduates at 25 American colleges, found that most make do with a very small compass. They rely on tried and true resources such as course readings, library databases, Google, and Wikipedia....The skills that students cultivate through traditional assignments-writing essays based on library research-are far different from those required to perform efficient, high-level, accurate research in the digital world. All of those types of research skills take practice under the eye of experts."
  • ilanab on 04 Nov 14
     
    This commentary emphasises the need for students to be taught within the curricula on how to be discerning when navigating the surfeit of information on the internet.
noveltynotion

Top 100 - 1 views

www.gutenberg.org/...top

shared by noveltynotion on 02 Nov 14 - Cached
  • noveltynotion on 02 Nov 14
     
    You can help proof read pages for the digital upload of public domain books!!
  • noveltynotion on 02 Nov 14
     
    To determine the ranking we count the times each file gets downloaded. Both HTTP and FTP transfers are counted. Only transfers from ibiblio.org are counted as we have no access to our mirrors log files. Multiple downloads from the same IP address on the same day count as one download.
Leticia Lafuente López

Gamification, Learning and World change - 10 views

An interesting video about Second Life being used in Learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj_fKnZRoNI

module3 education learning gamification game

started by nellycarr on 25 Sep 14 4 follow-ups, last by Leticia Lafuente López on 10 Oct 14
cuptlib

Why publishers also do not sleep well at night - 1 views

Could it be true that e-books will not stand the test of time. Read this argument at http://gyrovague.com/2012/04/30/why-e-books-will-soon-be-obsolete-and-no-its-not-just-because-of-drm/ . Territor...

Module9

started by cuptlib on 30 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
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