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It’s always interesting to browse TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. TED is like a virtual symposium of talented thinkers and doers. The videos are bite-sized nuggets that can be sampled anytime you like—how cool is that? I’d like to get through most of them and catalogue my top picks for bold new insights.
Speaking of which, here’s a gem: It’s Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk (TED, 06) discussing his vision of creating a free online learning system based on collaboration among global instructors and learners.
He’s realizing his vision with Connexions, a collaborative software platform that enables anyone to create, share, modify and vet learning material accessible, at no charge, through Creative Commons licensing.
Currently, their content is accessed by over 850,000 users per month – a critical mass of global learners – making it one of the world’s most popular OER sites.
What’s next, I think, is the rise of global knowledge networks and learner-driven content made possible by the new generation of collaborative tools like wikis. Big things come from small steps…
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