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Comparto un artículo en el que se explica muy bien que son los repositorios digitales (vía Verde del Acceso Abierto).

Muy bueno, sí.

George Siemens y su reflexión acerca de la importancia del uso de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación en el mundo educativo, así como su explicación acerca de un término acuñado por él: conectivismo. El vídeo es muy claro y útil

Awareness will make a difference since privacy is the price we pay for freedom.

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Local Contexts is a new forum for applying Traditional Knowledge licenses or labels to materials from Indigenous communities. They work a lot like Creative Commons licenses. There are often different categories of Indigenous knowledge meant only for the community, or only for women, or only for leaders, and these licenses offer a way to label materials accordingly. These labels and licenses are added onto existing copyright, which is often held by the person who made a tangible material rather than the community where the idea comes from (an anthropologist who filmed a traditional ceremony owns the copyright on the film, and the community has no copyright). These TK labels are asking people who come across materials like this to think about how they are using the materials, and to think about whose intellectual property they are. This is a very new initiative, but a really valuable tool. This is part of a different conversation that challenges how we normally talk about copyright and intellectual property.

Most of materials available in libraries are copyrighted. On the other hand, it requires copying and digitizing these materials to enable research,...

Arabic initiatives in open knowledge

Open access is an alternative publishing and distribution model that makes scholarly research literature-most of which is already funded by taxpayers around the world-freely available to the public online, without restrictions. Harnessing the power of the internet, open access brings the results of academic research to unprecedented numbers of scientists, university professors, medical researchers, patients, inventors, students, and others.

Report outlining how libraries deal with database licensing, how they negotiate with vendors, what conditions libraries negotiate for, how much money libraries spend on database licenses, etc. This information would be really helpful to libraries considering shifting more towards open access sources. You can see a few key points here, but of course this report is not open! Your library might have a copy from past years.

A new UN database collecting documents on education in countries around the world. The information is limited to official, legalistic reports from the UN and from the countries. I found the lower parts of the country profiles very useful in giving an overview of a country's constitutional framework for education, which could offer an interesting angle for analyzing your own country and comparing it to others. This could be used as a great tool for understanding the overarching design of an education system, an important step for anyone looking to improve it. 

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launchd a new portal last week, providing technical terminology from patents in ten languages. This is an interesting way to help share knowledge and connect scientists who speak different languages. It has a really cool Concept Map Search function too!

El vídeo de Mozorov del módulo 3 me ha recordado esta animación de RSA con la charla de Ken Robinson acerca de las reformas del sistema educativo. La educación no puede matar la creatividad, debe conectar los aprendizajes y sacar lo mejor de cada uno de nosotros, como veíamos en el módulo 2. Que lo disfrutéis!

Como las escuelas matan la creatividad. Otra forma de aprendizaje es posible y necesario.

Como siempre, Ken Robinson, muy interesante sobre las nuevas formas de educación que están por llegar. Gracias!

I really love this Jeff Jarvis talk. Education must change. Connected learning is our challenge!

A complex question; a simple answer

An interesting use of the medium to poke fun at the medium. Thanks for sharing - I also tweeted this link out. How meta, but also what an important reminder that the book is still a central part to knowledge sharing.

really nice

The Guide describes how to develop, implement and evaluate citizen science to study biodiversity and environment. The Guide is created for UK residents, however if you're interested in this subject I'm sure it's possible to find some useful tips.