Comments on: Arguing About Free and the Future http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/950 pragmatism over zeal Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom Preskett http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/950/comment-page-1#comment-43848 Tom Preskett Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:38:08 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=950#comment-43848 I agree with you, ignoring Web 2.0 will not work. We will reach a point soon where everything you can learn in Higher Education you can learn through Web 2.0. It's often called 'Informal Learning' but you must not be fooled that this is somehow not as valuable. Where Higher Education will always have a role is the validity that their badge will give when it comes to formal assessment. Even this could be broken down with time but not any time soon. I agree with you, ignoring Web 2.0 will not work. We will reach a point soon where everything you can learn in Higher Education you can learn through Web 2.0. It’s often called ‘Informal Learning’ but you must not be fooled that this is somehow not as valuable. Where Higher Education will always have a role is the validity that their badge will give when it comes to formal assessment. Even this could be broken down with time but not any time soon.

]]> By: Jon Mott http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/950/comment-page-1#comment-43822 Jon Mott Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:55:12 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=950#comment-43822 Sign me up for the innovation option. I'm too impatient to wait and you'd do a pile driver on me if I opted to "ignore/deny" reality. Seriously though, innovation is the only viable response to disruption. It surprises me that Gladwell doesn't see this coming. He's usually quite prescient. Sign me up for the innovation option. I’m too impatient to wait and you’d do a pile driver on me if I opted to “ignore/deny” reality.

Seriously though, innovation is the only viable response to disruption. It surprises me that Gladwell doesn’t see this coming. He’s usually quite prescient.

]]> By: Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics, Cambridge - Universities should act while they have the chance « petermr’s blog http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/950/comment-page-1#comment-43813 Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics, Cambridge - Universities should act while they have the chance « petermr’s blog Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:20:48 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=950#comment-43813 [...] should act while they have the chance From David Wiley’s blog (“Iterating towards openness”) - David is founder of OpenContent.org. After a general [...] [...] should act while they have the chance From David Wiley’s blog (“Iterating towards openness”) – David is founder of OpenContent.org. After a general [...]

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