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a useful resource to understand better Morozov perspective

I found this conference, related to the subject of your posted book. I hope it is of your interest!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5UXkq2Qqlc#t=40

This document nos habla de la Influencia Que ha ganado la internet en la sociedad actual y rojo le el protagonismo Que la Genera una Quienes sí desarrollan en él.

Me quedo con esta frase del artículo: El periodista no es un mero intermediario o mediador entre el hecho y el público. Es un intérprete, el artífice que nos ayuda a entender la realidad que nos rodea, los sucesos que acontecen y afectan a nuestra existencia en el mundo.

Participatory culture is the way to go for young people in the 21st century.

I have gathered a large list of on-going citizen science projects and related tools which, I am sure, will benefit everybody interested in getting involved with hands-on science. Some of the projects in my list were mentioned in Clarkes' video lecture - I realize that some people were looking for references to those.

The list is now here as well: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3os4Z9kDO9UeFBMYTBPR0tqMW8/edit

Gracias por tu contribución. I liked it so much because of "Marine LitterWatch" because it is a really big problem in Mexico, it can be applied by government to clean the populated beaches, el Cañón del Sumidero or Sumidero Canyon, and to sensibilize people. Additional to that, the app can be used in big cities to decide where to colocate new tanks of rubbish.

BioHacking, the next step in citizen science. Moving from mere participant to more active creator of knowledge.

La ciencia ciudadana involucra al público general en actividades científicas y fomenta la contribución activa de los ciudadanos a la investigación a través de su esfuerzo intelectual, su conocimiento general, o sus herramientas y recursos. Los participantes aportan datos experimentales y facilidades para la investigación, plantean nuevas preguntas y crean, junto a los investigadores, una nueva cultura científica.

Muy buen aporte, gracias.

Textbook Crisis - For using just a chapter from a book, I think this is a very good idea. I did not know teachers and professors could do this. I think this is very productive idea, instead of students or making students buy the whole book for a chapter.

"People now buy songs, not albums. They read articles, not newspapers. So why not mix and match learning "modules" rather than lock into 12-week university courses?"

@Kevin - thanks for sharing. I really share many of the sentiments of this article - but the modularisation of the curriculum also raise some interesting and possibly disturbing points. For example, our current diploma/degree structures are based on the premise that the final outcomes of a diploma or a degree is the result, inter alia, of the unique combination of a number of different courses/modules which, together, allow students to provide evidence of competency in all of the outcomes. While I sincerely think there is a place for just-in-time learning and short courses, and secondly, that the notion of a four-year degree may be outdated - I am wondering about the notion of the curriculum as journey.

Thank you sharing this! I think this is new and innovative idea. I wouldn't mind trying this kind of system at my school.

"Even with abundant information and the removal of censorship, truth may not prevail. This the edited text of a plenary address to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Singapore, 20 August 2013. Journalists and librarians share a faith in the power of public knowledge, but the media are failing in their duty"

I took this sentence from the article that I think is crucial: Public media must provide more than just "naked facts"; they must provide the resources for people to make judgments effectively.

Like many of you, I'm connected to the Internet virtually every waking hour of my day - via computer, tablet and mobile phone. Yet I still regularly visit my local public library, in order to borrow books, CDs and DVDs. Which made me wonder: are these two worlds disconnected, or is the Social Web being integrated into our public libraries? In…

From papyrus to pixels: The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun. Very interesting article in several formats - check it out online or in the print version of the Economist...or!

From papyrus to pixels: The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun. Very interesting article in several formats - check it out online or in the print version of the Economist...or!

73 OER repositories including their name, the URL and the country of the initiative. Feel free to suggest more

Thank you for sharing a very valuable resource!

The ECOPSI team published information regarding the project through various print and online mediums in 2012 and 2013. The reference list below itemizes each of the documents into the following categories: Journal Article Books Magazine Articles Conferences and Presentations Online Dissemination Journal Article Tench, R., Vercic , D., Tkalac, A., Juma, H.

informal survey of OER in Nordic/Baltic countries from 2011.

Aqui os dejo un enlace por si estais en Madrid o podeis pasar durante las dos primeras semanas de noviembre en donde se ofertan actividades de tipo cientifico para publico adulto o familiar. Es un modo de hacer "ciencia participativa" porque los cientificos muestran y comparten parte de su experiencia a quien pueda estar interesado.

Sólo era posible apuntarse hasta el 30 de junio :(

Socientize Project is funded by EU 7th framework program, and hosts several citizen science projects, including SavingEnergy@home (collecting global thermal data), Cell spotting (looking at images of treated cancer cells), Collective Music Experiment (creating music from audio samples), Urban Bees and others. The page also includes links to useful citizen science resources (e.g. Pybossa, EpiCollect, BOINC), policy pecommendations & news regarding citizen science.

It is happening!

Un informe señala que profesores y estudiantes carecen de competencias para realizar un aprendizaje auto-dirigido. Además, apunta que los estudiantes continúan teniendo serios problemas para encontrar contenidos pertinentes. Interesante visión de una experta alemana.

For all interested in Open Knowledge in Edinburgh -there is a meet up!