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Richard Baraniuk on open-source learning. Open Learning Initiative. Open Learning Initiative. At Berkeley « Open Knowledge and the Public Interest. Open Knowledge and the Public Interest People, Tools and Ideas for Sharing Information and Constructing Knowledge Berkeley Resources Below are links to colleagues who share our goal of using the Internet and new digital technologies to expand access to content and community.

OPEN RESEARCHUC Berkeley Library’s Scholarly Communication Research in the Public In Center for Studies in Higher Education OPEN EDUCATIONBerkeley’s Opencast Init Sakai (B-space) learning management DeCal Course: Making Open Educational Res PUBLIC OUTREACH, EDUCATION & SERVICECalCorps Public Service OPEN LIBRARIES & MUSEUMSCollectio BAM/PFA Open Museum P Like this: Follow. The Internet's Infinite Subversion. Duncan. "If content is king, then conversion is queen. " John Munsell, CEO of Bizzuka Social Media, also known as Web 3.0, is not your granddaddy's Internet. How it is used is in a constant state of change. The rising tide of expectations, together with innovation, are pushing various platforms, especially in mobile technology.

Mobile has become a compelling format to interface with the Internet, bringing a new spin to the phrase One Laptop Left Behind . We believe that the degree to which open source communities embrace mobile and Social Media technologies dictates their relevance to the general public. We also believe that open source and Social Media communities can learn and benefit from each other. Open Source Compared to Social Media We define Social Media as a network or community where people with similar interests share information using accessible and scalable publishing techniques.

Open Source for America defines open source as a collaborative development model for software creation. BBC/OU Open2.net - Home. Copyrighted image Credit: The Open University Open2.net fades away... For ten years, give or take, Open2.net was the online home of Open University and BBC programming. Over the last few months, though, we've been moving into OpenLearn, creating one home for all The Open University's free learning content.

It means we share a home with the Open University's iTunesU and YouTube channels, and much more besides. You can use the navigation at the top of this page to explore what we have on offer. There's lots to do - you could watch Evan Davis exploring the state of British manufacturing7; explore the frozen planet8; get to know the science and history of the Olympics9 or have a look at our free courses. Most of the content from Open2.net has been brought across; if you've landed here after typing or searching for an Open2.net URL then you're probably looking for something that fitted into one of these categories: Open2 forums We still want you to join in, comment and share your views.

Open knowledge for aid and international development - Appropedi. Open knowledge for international development includes the use of open licenses, open protocols, technologies for knowledge sharing [edit] The problem When aid organizations and development organizations act in a proprietary way towards their knowledge, this creates an information silo. This is solved through ensuring access to knowledge and using open licenses. [edit] Why it matters If you make your technology appropriate and you make the how-tos accessible, you can get people to solve their problems themselves. The challenge is that this reduces people's dependence on aid and development agencies.

[edit] Active projects in knowledge sharing for development Moulin - Focused on Wikipedia content. Likely participants: The Jhai PC and Communication System, a project of the Jhai Foundation, is a computer and communications system designed to meet the needs of villagers in remote and rural areas. [edit] Notes ↑ Open access gives much less freedom than fully open licenses.