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gabrielromitelli

The World Bank's Open Knowledge Repository - 0 views

This website offers thousands of reports, articles and books on an immense variety of issues, especially those related to development, economy and society. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/ It...

open access world bank

started by gabrielromitelli on 04 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
gabrielromitelli

Knowledge as a global public good - 0 views

Joseph Stiglitz has a really important term for me to define and understand what knowledge is, economically and culturally. He defines it as a global public good, on the sense that it is non rival ...

knowledge global public good

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gabrielromitelli

From Intellectual Property to the Economy of Knowledge - 0 views

I would like to share with eveyone this text from a Brazilian economist who was born in Poland, named Ladislau Dowbor, and whose words are more than exciting and fresh to me. http://dowbor.org/200...

open knowledge

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siyuwang

Evaluation on the Resource I Shared: The Creators' Copyright Coalition - 1 views

According to this article "The CCC Position on Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act", the CCC, which is an alliance of 16 professional associations of work creators, and represents the positi...

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siyuwang

Evaluation on the Resource I Shared: Clearing Up the Copyright Confusion: Fair Dealing ... - 1 views

In this article, the author provides an great explanation of the fair dealing and copyright issue in Canada, and clear up some confusions on this issue, especially the Bill C-32 Act. According to t...

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siyuwang

Evaluation on the resource I shared: Recovering from Information Overload - McKinsey & ... - 1 views

This article introduces the dark side and negative effect of information overload and its close cousin, attention fragmentation. It provides executives and their organizations tips to deal with inf...

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siyuwang

Evaluation on the resource I shared: The Future of the Library: How They Will Evolve fo... - 2 views

This article provides a in depth analysis of the future trend of library in the current digital age. According to the author, the rapid development of digital technologies and Internet has changed ...

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w_kwai

In Twist, Publishers Appeal Their 'Win' in GSU Copyright Case - 0 views

www.publishersweekly.com/...win-in-gsu-copyright-case.html

module4 publishing copyright

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  • w_kwai on 03 Dec 14
     
    In a surprise move, the publisher plaintiffs in the closely-watched Georgia State University copyright case have asked for a full (en banc) hearing by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, despite the fact that a three-judge panel handed them a victory last month when it unanimously reversed a 2012 district court verdict against them.
kristykim

Influence of Online Social Networks on our Youth - 7 views

www.indiabix.com/...e-social-networks-on-our-youth

Module2 Social Media

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  • kristykim on 13 Nov 14
     
    It is great that people are connecting with each other; however, we need to think about the influence of online social network on our Youth.
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  • pad123 on 13 Nov 14
     
    Yes, Social media has both positive and negative results. We need to watch our children how are they using it. We can explain them how to benefit from social media without disturbing our identity and image. We can also explain them use as much as required only not to sit with that hours together. Children completely now on internet and not having outdoor games now a days. There is a requirement of awareness program to them.
  • tlsohn on 16 Nov 14
     
    Social media is both an asset and liability…great for connecting with others but too much information can lead to issues between peers…some fresh air away from a device might do better!
  • melduncan on 18 Nov 14
     
    I think this is a valid concern, high schools around the country are permitting cell phone use in classrooms which is opening the doors to more group chat during and after class about everything but academics.
  • Kelly Furey on 03 Dec 14
     
    In a world dominated by technology there is no denying the significant influence of social media on our Youth. That being said, I think there is a critical demand for social media education in the classroom. I would love to see a stronger emphasis placed on employing technology as an instrument of education in the school system. Social media should be taught as a tool for research, collaboration and activism rather than a trivial pastime.
c maggard

MOOCs -- Completion Is Not Important - 20 views

www.forbes.com/...hing-is-not-the-important-part

open access knowledge Open Module11 Privacy mooc

shared by c maggard on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • c maggard on 11 Nov 14
     
    By: Matthew LeBar Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are often described as the future of education - or at least a significant part of it. But there may be a significant problem with them: a very small proportion of students who start them actually finish. This poses a serious threat to their legitimacy.
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  • embioptera on 12 Nov 14
     
    Very interesting article. I was at an Open Access week event recently that was a debate on the place of MOOCs in higher education. One point that another attendee raised about the completion rate of MOOCs that seemed really important to me was that many MOOCs require participants to register before viewing the content, and this can impact completion rate numbers. A person may only have the requisite information about whether or not the wish to participate once they have registered for the MOOC.
  • selviwati on 13 Nov 14
     
    Thanks for sharing this! :) I am taking MOOC course about MOOC right now. I feel like completion could be a challenge for anyone who took it. I actually agree that completion is not everything in education. Since learning is more about understanding rather than completing, I think there is no point if someone did complete his/her MOOC but he/she does not understand about what he/she learned. However, I believe, in order to fully understand the course, it is better to complete what you have started.
  • pad123 on 13 Nov 14
     
    I too feel that completion of MOOC is important. Other wise no point in participating in that MOOC. we also will get any information on the internet for knowledge gain. But there will be a regular follow up of the course for completing any MOOC. But only problem is having proper IT infrastructure to participate in that.
  • ibudule on 13 Nov 14
     
    Thank you for sharing. On the one hand one can choose form the course lessons and material that they want and choose not to complete the whole course. Then of course one can not evaluate the course judging from the completion rate. On the other hand, ability to complete what is started develops human will-power and purposefulness. Otherwise the world is full of people with unfinished educations, short-term employments etc.
  • dudeec on 14 Nov 14
     
    What the article says really is "MOOC completion rate is not a meaningful metrics about the course." Universities and institutions may need to have other metrics in order to evaluate whether to continue offer certain courses. As for individual participants, each person is her/his best critic on how much has been gained from the course.
  • Fernando Carraro on 15 Nov 14
     
    Cierto, tal vez muchos no lo terminen. Yo creo que lo importante es el conocimiento aprendido.
  • ilanab on 15 Nov 14
     
    Thanks for sharing this article. I'm in agreement with LeBar, completion of the MOOC is not the correct metric to be used for evaluation. The goal of many participants is to gain or increase knowledge on a topic which may be achieved without completing the whole course.
  • lenjomaydresden on 20 Nov 14
     
    This ongoing MOOC is hard for me to complete since there is a lot of internet and network action required which I don't like to use at the moment. Still, I got so much Information that I will try to fulfill the requirements to pass it. It is not for the statistics - but for my personal support of the MOOC instructors (I wounder whether they notice)
  • nivinsharawi on 20 Nov 14
     
    i think MOOC will be more effective for exchange of knowledge e for certain important topic for stakeholder who aim self progress development
  • Abdul Naser Tamim on 24 Nov 14
     
    I have joined another MOOC and received the "statement of accomplishment" and it was totally a big disappointment. The design and the language used reflect mentality is not related to what they are teaching online. It is underestimating people around the world time and efforts by issuing a statement is not well designed and meaningless. The question would be: does it worth it to finish any course online? the knowledge is already free and affordable all over the net, why do I need to follow an institute organized free course? People are not finishing the MOOC courses because of frustration and disappointment and this has to be reviewed.
  • erikitaymarijo on 25 Nov 14
     
    Tal vez no puede decirse que sea el futuro de la educación, pero si coadyuva para que el conocimiento pueda acercarse a cualquier persona, e incentivar al autoaprendizaje.
  • zimbron21 on 25 Nov 14
     
    Habría que preguntarse cuál es el problema de que los estudiantes no concluyan los cursos MOOC, buscar las alternativas respectivas.MOOC ventanas de oportunidad para cualquier persona.
  • vicdesotelle on 30 Nov 14
     
    This brings up the question of what it means to complete something? And why is it so important to us? And why 'productivity', a thing somebody defined ages ago, is so important to our humanity? .. or is it anymore?
  • w_kwai on 03 Dec 14
     
    Because I am taking a MOOC course but also on campus at University, I receive credits and grades where this is definitely one of the motivations for me to contribute. Although I agree that completion of the course is not essential to attain knowledge, what about our motivations to learn? And what about our incentives? Not saying MOOCs are not interesting nor helpful, I like MOOCs, but I think people like recognition too. I think to just receive the "statement of accomplishment" is not enough to prove efforts made within the course. However MOOCs are not as well developed at this stage, there definitely will be adjustments in the near future.
aleksandraxhamo

What is Knowledge? - YouTube - 2 views

www.youtube.com/watch

knowledge

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  • aleksandraxhamo on 25 Nov 14
     
    Knowledge is becoming an increasingly recognised asset within business. But what exactly is it? This short animation guides you through the main terms you'll come across when discussing knowledge, including tacit knowledge, explicit knowledge, codification and diffusion.
  • vicdesotelle on 30 Nov 14
     
    Back to basics. In order to evolve knowledge, we have to re-ask ourselves what we think it is.
  • w_kwai on 03 Dec 14
     
    This video does a good explanation about the difference between data, information, and knowledge. In our class discussions, we talked about the differences too, which I never knew there were any. So data is just the facts of the world, information is capturing data within the context, and knowledge is what we know about plus our experiences.
Kevin Stranack

Frontiers | Deep impact: unintended consequences of journal rank | Frontiers in Human N... - 1 views

journal.frontiersin.org/...abstract

module9 scholarly communication impact factor

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  • Kevin Stranack on 14 Jul 14
     
    "the data lead us to argue that any journal rank (not only the currently-favored Impact Factor) would have this negative impact. Therefore, we suggest that abandoning journals altogether, in favor of a library-based scholarly communication system, will ultimately be necessary. This new system will use modern information technology to vastly improve the filter, sort and discovery functions of the current journal system."
  • hreodbeorht on 03 Dec 14
     
    Talk about an ambitious suggestion! As we've talked about this in class, I'm not surprised to find scientific research that impact factor is bad scientific (not to mention business) practice. I'm also very interested in this idea of alternative scholarly communication systems; and if libraries are to play a central role, I have to assume that projects like institutional repositories would play an enormous part in this new system. I wonder what this suggests about altmetrics, though? Are we just putting a band-aid on a deep wound, and treating the symptom instead of the disease?
bmierzejewska

Network Neutrality: Are We There Yet? - 8 views

multichannel.com/...375412

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  • bmierzejewska on 17 Jul 14
     
    "In this webinar, veterans of the open Internet policy battle will handicap the options, and the consequences, of the various roadmaps to new rules, and the FCC decision that will affect billions of dollars in investment and likely determine the development of the Internet for years to come."
  • rlamim on 29 Nov 14
     
    Politicians and companies don't talk about this subject for now in Brazil. But I think that it will raise soon and I am afraid of result.
  • kenlitt on 30 Nov 14
     
    Interesting that this is in the news a lot and yet when I talk to people, I would say that more than half aren't completely sure what it means. Interesting, considering how important the issue is.
christofhar

CRAP Detection - PRC SPCH 1311 1315 Jessen: Speech Communication and Public Speaking - ... - 3 views

collin.libguides.com/content.php

Collin college Library Module9

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  • christofhar on 27 Nov 14
     
    LibGuides. PRC SPCH 1311 1315 Jessen: Speech Communication and Public Speaking. CRAP Detection.
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  • kenlitt on 30 Nov 14
     
    Crap detection is so important, especially in these days of more open knowledge, where there are so, so many avenues to get information, but not many obvious ways to know what is "good" information and what "bad".
  • Ana Muñoz de Rivera on 30 Nov 14
     
    We are not aware of all the mistaken information that is online and that's why crap detection is so important.
  • vicdesotelle on 30 Nov 14
     
    I strongly disagree with their list of 'crap' detecting guidelines. "Credentials"? "Reputable"? Fact or Fiction"? You gotta be kidding me. Most credentialed people I know are lost in the sea of institutionalized learning, and with it comes their arrogance that they know better - they don't. Those known as reputable are not walking the bleeding edge of knowledge. And fact/fiction is turning inside out as we begin to see more and more historical fictional information is now shown to be based in fact. ... LOL! ... (Not that I have an emotional attachment to this issue.) ;) ;)
dudeec

Gates Foundation to require immediate free access for journal articles - 2 views

news.sciencemag.org/...e-free-access-journal-articles

Open access module 9

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  • dudeec on 23 Nov 14
     
    Breaking new ground for the open-access movement, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a major funder of global health research, plans to require that the researchers it funds publish only in immediate open-access journals. The policy doesn't kick in until January 2017; until then, grantees can publish in subscription-based journals as long as their paper is freely available within 12 months.
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  • dudeec on 23 Nov 14
     
    I did a quick search in the Web of Science database to see home many papers have received funding from the Gates Foundation. Since 2000, more than six thousand research papers have received funding from the Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation; more that one thousand per year since 2011. Most of these papers are in the infectious diseases, immunology, and public health area. In the big scheme of scientific publications, this is just a small number. But with their well-known name, this is a good sign.
  • ibudule on 23 Nov 14
     
    One must start form somewhere, and this is a good start for changing the attitude towards open access.
  • zimbron21 on 25 Nov 14
     
    Estoy de acuerdo con lo que plantean los autores, debemos volvernos seres con iniciativa, y no esperar a que el conocimiento nos llegue, nos debemos acercar a éste.
  • Alexandra Finch on 28 Nov 14
     
    This serves as a significant catalyst to change the mentality of both the researcher and the funder. The Gates Foundation is a leading organization in resolving world health issues. This action demonstrates their drive and desire toward their cause; and will hopefully it will start a trend amongst authors and other research funding NGOS.
  • ben_weir_ on 28 Nov 14
     
    As mentioned in class discussions, this is the only reasonable response. Bill and Melinda have put their time forth into creating charities, and attempting to control content which was given from charitable grants is lunacy. It is comforting to see the Gates foundation scrapping the 6-12 month window of restriction. WIth this said that said, this draws interesting parallels with journals that receive government grants due to the fact that the privately sold resource is already being funded by the tax payers.
shirley

THE BEACONS FAQ: Everything You Need To Know About Beacons And Apple's iBeacon System - 3 views

www.businessinsider.com/ons-and-apples-ibeacon-2014-10

Module11 open knowledge on-line shopping open access privacy

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  • shirley on 01 Dec 14
     
    Beacons are a new type of device that could change the way people shop in stores and revolutionize how retailers collect consumer data and interact with shoppers. Retailers can use beacons to trigger location-based features on customers' smartphone apps, including targeted coupons, store maps, and hands-free payments.
  • fjtigani on 03 Dec 14
     
    seems like there are some clear privacy issues here but I'm pretty conflicted on the use of these as it is advantageous for all parties when consumers allow businesses to target them more efficiently
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