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Connecting Multiple Intelligences through Open and Distance Learning

This theoretical essay is a learning approach reflexion on Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences and the possibilities provided by the education model known as open and distance learning. Open and distance learning can revolutionize traditional pedagogical practice, meeting the … Continue reading

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What’s Our Vision for the Future of Learning?

Educational institutions have to grasp that having enjoyed an historic monopoly as the go-to-guys for learning doesn’t mean they always will. As we gained control of our listening with the arrival of the mp3, so we will increasingly gain control … Continue reading

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Designing for Learning in an Open World

The Internet and associated technologies have been around for almost twenty years. Networked access and computer ownership are now the norm. There is a plethora of technologies that can be used to support learning, offering different ways in which learners … Continue reading

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FutureLearn

At FutureLearn, we want to inspire learning for life. We offer a diverse selection of free, high quality online courses from some of the world’s leading universities and other outstanding cultural institutions. Our aim is to connect learners from all … Continue reading

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The Power of Open

The Power of Open collects the stories of many creators. Some are like ProPublica,  a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative news organization that uses CC while partnering with the world’s largest media companies. Others like nomadic filmmaker Vincent Moon use CC licensing … Continue reading

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The Higher Education Monopoly Is Crumbling

Many factors explain the endurance of higher education institutions—the ascent of the knowledge economy, their crucial role in upper-middle class acculturation, our peculiar national enthusiasm for college sports—but the single greatest asset held by traditional colleges and universities is their … Continue reading

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Transforming learning and development

Corporate learning and development is at a crossroads as it faces unparalleled cost, budgetary and environmental pressures, while at the same time it is blessed with the most exciting opportunities in a generation. In this video, Clive Shepherd looks at … Continue reading

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Public Support for Free Learning: A Policy Framework

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International Initiatives Fuel Growth of Open Ed. Content

Initiatives in countries from South Africa to Vietnam are fueling the growth of open educational resources. Open educational resources are claiming a place in schools in a diverse array of countries. South Africa’s Education Department is printing math and science … Continue reading

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In an Open-Source Society – Creativity and Innovation

The Internet isn’t really a technology. It’s a belief system, a philosophy about the effectiveness of decentralized, bottom-up innovation. And it’s a philosophy that has begun to change how we think about creativity itself. This technical strategy has led to … Continue reading

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