Peer to Peer University (P2PU) and Crowdcrafting are both ways in which we can better leverage the potential of our numbers and make a difference in the world. I’ve been known to evangelize a tool or idea before, but these two are different: they’re as open as it gets. P2PU Last March at the Digital … Continue reading »
No Surprise The world is getting younger, in terms of young people that make up our 6.9 billion-person population. I’ve seen figures estimating that nearly 1/3 of the world’s population is under the age of 15. The number of youth who will be entering college or skills-training courses, and inherently producing the very content that … Continue reading »
Scrolling through my social media feeds, I stumbled across a Google+ post shared with me asking how I was able to attach a Creative Commons license to my blog. I am stoked (yes, I said stoked) to see more people looking into alternative forms of copyright that allow increased sharing, remixing, and collaborating far beyond … Continue reading »
The last six weeks I’ve spent in the Silicon Valley have included a great deal of market research, examining which education companies are really innovating and growing. I’m a bit hesitant to say it, but I’ve spent more time lately reading-up-on and evaluating tools than development processes. Some amazingly-slick tool, app or platform is … Continue reading »
I’m writing this from my seat on the plane back to Oahu. I’ll admit that I’m pretty tired from the last few days, but greatly inspired as well. DML 2012 San Francisco was the first full conference I’ve attended, although I presented a video game concept with some colleagues at AACE’s E-Learn 2011 in Honolulu … Continue reading »
