Account of difficulty with Open Access and misunderstanding / misreporting. Not an argument to stop OA but a plea to make the OA change now mean something to readers.
"Sophie: redefines the notion of a book to include rich media, reader feedback & conversation within a networked environment." Something for the test server?
"The Higher Education Academy published the book Transforming Higher Education Through Technology Enhanced Learning in December 2009. Although the book has its genesis in the e-learning Benchmarking & Pathfinder Programme led by the Higher Education Academy from 2005-2008 readers will find that the book contains a thought-provoking edited collection which offers far more than a straightforward account of outcomes of one national programme; you will find that it is both broad in scope and reflective in tone"
James Boyle introduces readers to the idea of the public domain and describes how it is being tragically eroded by our current copyright, patent, and trademark laws
team launching a collaborative story (starting on Thursday 8 September) written in real time with readers following the story as it moves from blog to blog.
"Our first year Biological Sciences students have just completed their key skills course. This consists of two modules, one delivered in Term 1 (scientific literature databases, Google Reader & RSS, intellectual property, Google Docs collaborative writing,..."
A study of how University of Washington graduate students integrated an Amazon Kindle DX into their course reading provides the first long-term investigation of e-readers in higher education.
"The $139 Kindle is a game changer. 2011 will be the year that the traditional paper coursepack (finally) disappears, to be replaced by a default digital version with the option to print on demand. And if things go right, the Kindle should be the dominant coursepack delivery platform."
"A few changes in my professional profile at UBC in recent weeks… My old Office of Learning Technology has merged with the former Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth to become the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology."
So maybe we're just following UBCs lead?
"The question I'd ask: is the money that mass-marketing colleges are spending on marketing themselves and scaling themselves well spent? Are they organizing for changing lives or for ranking high? Does NYU have to get so much bigger? Why?"