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Web Edu

TEDxNYED, the Videos and the Discussion

TEDxNYED: Independently organized TED event Examining the role of new media and technology in shaping the future of education Andy Carvin Michael Wesch Henry Jenkins Lawrence Lessig Jeff Jarvis George Siemens Those were some of my heroes lined up at … Continue reading

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Rock Band Academy

Image via Wikipedia The more I teach… and the more I see and use technology within education… the more I get anti-teaching. This technology business and all my active involvement with Web 2.0 and education stuff have taught me a … Continue reading

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Online learning more effective than face-to-face learning

Digizen published a recent study sponsored by the US Department of Education which concludes that online learning is more effective than face to face “traditional” learning. A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more … Continue reading

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We Are the Web, from LA!

Here’s the Web 2.0 presentation – Redondo Beach version, I did on 19 May 2009 for the TRIO Programs HOPE Conference. I enjoyed it so much, I embedded a few great videos (which do not seem to work well in … Continue reading

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Power to the People?

UoP The University of the People will open its virtual doors in April 2009 with just two BS Programs: Business Administration and Computer Science. They will be free (as in beer) and open to everybody on Earth with a high … Continue reading

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