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. 4 Comments.
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.
