An Overview of Global Creative Commons Licensing Initiatives and Positive Effects
Esther Wojcicki is a Journalism and English teacher at Palo Alto High School in California. For The Huffington Post, she has just published a marvelous overview of recent Creative Commons (CC) licensing achievements entitled, “Creative Commons In 2009: The Accomplishments In Promoting Worldwide Sharing.” In addition to serving as a nice overview of some CC […]
Distance Learning and the New Administration
Computerworld has long been among the most prominent of all Information Technology- focused trade publications. It achieved that status, and has lasted for so many years, because it often proves it really knows what’s going on in the practical application of computer technology. Therefore, it is with that in mind that I recommend a January […]
Textbooks versus Technology: The Right Debate?
Here’s a Texas-sized story about an ongoing debate in the Lone Star state over textbooks and technology. It is a K-12 story but it is all about a major question we at UMassOnline face all the time: what is the best allocation of funds for technology; what is the right balance of new and traditional?
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Do Our Schools (and We) Need Online Civics Education? Yes!!
This past weekend while attending the WCET Conference, I had the distinct pleasure and honor of having an “up close and personal” seat to listen to the keynote address given by Supreme Court Justice (retired) Sandra Day O’Connor. Displaying a razor-sharp mind and a keen sense of humor, Justice O’Connor provided the attendees with a […]
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