Michael Stephens is now using WordPress MU to host his classes online, and that opening page is really sweet. It’s hardly the first time somebody’s used a blog to host course content, but I like where he’s going with it. We’re significantly expanding our use of WordPress at Plymouth, and using it to replace WebCT/Blackboard [...]
Posted September 9, 2008 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: academic technology, BlackBoard, courseware, education, higher ed, innovative uses of WordPress, michael stephens, WebCT, wordpress, WordPressMU. One Comment.
It should be no surprise that journalists are talking about citizen journalism, but what of the disintermediation of other industries?
Man-on-the-street Mark Georgiev told Marketplace:
I didn’t want a certificate, I didn’t want any kind of accreditation, I really just wanted the knowledge. And I also wanted to work at my own pace.
Georgiev, the story explains, has [...]
Posted April 10, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information, Technology. Tags: citizen professor, college 2.0, courseware, education, ivory tower, network, OpenCourseware, podcast lectures, Robert Schrag. Be the first one.
