Opening up education through innovation

What do Great Makerspaces Have in Common? Since creating my makerspace and more recently, since publishing my book on makerspaces, I have had the honor of having conversations with, as well as working with, people all across the world. One of the most important lessons I have learned is that…. Through my makerspace work, I have also had the opportunity to see first-hand the qualities that great makerspaces share.

Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence – The University of Utah from Today I began my participation in a MOOC. What is a MOOC? Women in FLOSS bibliography This page is a bibliography of published works about women in Free/Libre and Open Source Software. Collections Edit GNOME Journal, women's issue, November 2009 Women in Open Source, special issue of the Open Source Business Register, June 2009 Reports Learning through life rather than exams, Education News A shift is sweeping through Singapore's education system, which is moving away from grades and book smarts. The system is now embracing skills, interests and a sense of curiosity. Above all, it hopes to bring out a love for lifelong learning in Singaporeans, from pupils to workers with decades of experience. To do so, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has rolled out policy changes at every stage, from primary to tertiary levels. In a bid to reduce the emphasis on results, MOE announced a revamp of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) this year. The PSLE will do away with the aggregate score, often criticised for causing excessive stress among pupils and parents.

Learn for Free with MOOCs Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are a hot topic these days, particularly among academics convinced the classes are destined to make a radical mark on their profession. But outside the ivory tower, the MOOC hype is still very new. What are MOOCs? And why is the acronym suddenly popping up in mainstream publications like The Washington Post and The New York Times? For those playing catch-up, here's a basic rundown of the phenomenon.

What Digital Commoners Need To Do The following is a meditation on the strategic phases in the construction of a peer to peer world By Michel Bauwens, originally published at What have we been doing in the last few years, and what should we be doing next? Here is a list of major undertakings, some well under way, some barely begun. All need to be done, are interdependent on each other, but need to be done ‘at the same time’, though there is a certain maturation effect which may need to take place to move from one phase or priority to another.

Reasons for Finland Education System to Stand Out on Top Consistently About ETR Community EdTechReview (ETR) is a community of and for everyone involved in education technology to connect and collaborate both online and offline to discover, learn, utilize and share about the best ways technology can improve learning, teaching, and leading in the 21st century. EdTechReview spreads awareness on education technology and its role in 21st century education through best research and practices of using technology in education, and by facilitating events, training, professional development, and consultation in its adoption and implementation.

CEDE Latest insights The hand overlay used in this MOOC video efficiently attract the viewers gaze and allows the teacher to guide the students towards relevant references (research and video by Kshitij Sharma, CHILI lab, EPFL). EPFL MOOCs Digital Signal Processing Paolo Prandoni and Martin Vetterli Learn the fundamentals of digital signal processing theory and discover the myriad ways DSP makes everyday life more productive and fun. OURGOODS: Why is a significant amount of labor considered "outside" of the economy? “What is often called ‘the economy’ (i.e. wage labor for a market exchange of commodities in a capitalist enterprise) is but a small set of activities by which we produce, exchange, and distribute values in our society. What about an economic politics that allows us to think creatively and to start here and now to make new economies? We believe that other, more just and ecologically sustainable economies are possible. Everyday people in everyday places can be part of re-thinking and re-enacting economies.”-Community Economies Collective For the past two years, I’ve organized Trade School (a popular education program where students barter with teachers) and OurGoods.org (a barter network of creative people) with collaborators Rich Watts, Louise Ma, Jen Abrams, and Carl Tashian.

These countries come top for education The world is more educated than ever before, with the average number of years spent in school increasing constantly. So how do levels of education in your country compare? A new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2017, looks at the state of education in all 35 member countries and a number of partner countries. It found that 85% of young adults (aged 25 to 34) have attained upper secondary education, which typically starts at around 15 or 16 years old.

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free_culture Intro Over the past three years, Lessig has given more than 100 talks like the one captured here. On July 24, 2002, at the O.Reilly Open Source Conference he announced this would be one of his last. Free Culture: Lawrence Lessig Keynote from OSCON 2002 Editor's Note: In his address before a packed house at the Open Source Convention, Lawrence Lessig challenges the audience to get more involved in the political process. Lawrence, a tireless advocate for open source, is a professor of law at Stanford Law School and the founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society. He is also the author of the best-selling book Code, and Other Laws of Cyberspace. Here is the complete transcript of Lawrence's keynote presentation made on July 24, 2002.

Definition of Free Cultural Works Definition of Free Cultural Works logo, selected in a logo contest 2006.[1] The Definition of Free Cultural Works is a definition of free content from 2006. The project evaluates and recommends compatible free content licenses.