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Openness, Socialism, and Capitalism

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I frequently hear people attempt to equate the open education movement with socialism. After all, the logic goes, what could possibly be more socialist than freely sharing things with everyone? The attempt to characterize the entire movement in a single assertion assumes a uniformity within the movement that anyone working in OER knows does not … Read more

Grant Will Fund $2B in CC-BY OER

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I’m simply ecstatic to say that this deal is finally done! Rather than write up my own announcement, I’ll reuse Timothy Vollmer‘s. Today Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the solicitation for grant applications under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program (TAACCCT). Over … Read more

Of Computers and Treadmills

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Perhaps someone has made this analogy before, but it occurred to me last night that computers are like treadmills. Each year, schools across the country buy tens of thousands of computers. LIkewise, each year individuals across the country buy tens of thousands of treadmills. My guess is that these two pieces of hardware are used … Read more