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In my science fiction tale of the future of the open education movement, the OpenCourseWars, I predict a time when the federal government creates a funding pool to support the creation of open courses to which the public would have free access. Of course, that has already happened with the $2B Department of Labor grants. … Read more
Most of us are familiar with the inspiring phrase attributed to Mahatma Gandhi: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. For years, while we worked on creating open access to educational resources, research articles, etc., the various commercial industries ignored us. Then in press releases and … Read more
I’m really enjoying the writing of my friend and colleague Jeff Thompson on the idea of “work as calling.” The following quote in his recent post How Can I Find My Calling When I’m Stuck in this Lousy Job? really struck a chord with me: A calling is a particular type of work that one … Read more