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Another (Catholic) case against MOOCs.

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

On A Catholic Case Against MOOCs by Jonathan Malesic (Chronicle of Higher Education, September 16, 2013). The continuing discussion pro and against MOOCs produced (one year ago) a piece like this, where the case was made of a beneficial disconnect … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Web!

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The World Wide Web is 25 today, March 12, after being born out of the mind of the visionary Tim Berners-Lee at CERN. It is outstanding, and I am not stopping to shout it everywhere I go, that Berners-Lee and … Continue reading →

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Thus Spake Zarathustra-Bill Gates

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Thus, He spoke, at last. When asked today (November 2, 2013) by The Financial Times about his thoughts on priority between malaria vaccination and Internet connectivity he replied: As a priority, it’s a joke. […] Take this malaria vaccine, [this] … Continue reading →

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MOOCs, oh my

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Antonio Vantaggiato

A hyperbole Continue reading →

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Copyright: We’ll Not Change the World –the Youngsters Will.

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The other day, one guy produced a chronological-order version of Pulp Fiction. Everywhere, students enjoy elaborating parodies and remixes of movie segments. Animated images are created out of motion pictures to capture their essence in few photograms, by amateurs. Everybody … Continue reading →

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