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Peer2Politics
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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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jean lievens
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In his recent paper, Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm, author, activist and commons scholar David Bollier argues that the commons, which he describes as “at once a paradigm, a discourse, an ethic, and a set of social practices,” holds great promise in transcending the conundrum of imagining and building a “radically different system while living within the constraints of an incumbent system that aggressively resists transformational change.” 
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A growing movement that combines open source design with sustainability is creating an exciting alternative to profit-driven, proprietary sustainability products. As we face urgent issues like climate change, the ability of open source communities to quickly and inexpensively create solutions makes increasing sense.
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Educational institutions are working on implementing bitcoin technology to maintain academic records. Rea
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Until last year, the number of students in my classes at MIT numbered 50 or so. Less than twelve months later, I have just completed my first class wit
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It is important for those of us committed to improving the practice of teaching in higher education to recognize the contributions of cognitive science when we consider the brave new world of technology-enhanced learning.
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LECTURE IN SOCIOLOGY Social class mobility in modern Britain: Changing structure, constant process Dr John Goldthorpe FBA Tuesday 15 March 2016, 6-7.15pm
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The 80s were revolutionary in a number of ways. Big hair, neon aerobic garb, and the King of Pop made headlines. But in the realm of educational technology, the personal computer stole the show. Today, we’re experiencing a similar revolution.
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RT @mbauwens: Future of Education as a Commons - P2P Foundation https://t.co/kgnoTqn8qS
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The gravitational waves theorist saw physics as no one else did, but if he was around today his time would be spent chasing grants or tenures
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The United Nations Children's Fund has recently launched a new initiative through which they will begin to invest more money into technology start-ups that have the potential to better the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable children all over the...
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From the mediaX Conference “Platforms for Collaboration and Productivity”, Candace Thille, with the Stanford Graduate School of Education highlights the powe...
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Businesses urgently need innovative people, so we must dispel the myth that creativity is something mysterious that cannot be encouraged
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Shellmo is powered by an Arduino board and the parts can be downloaded and printed. The design files can be modified using Blender.
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was recently invited to give a keynote talk at Windays 16, a Microsoft sponsored event hosted on a beautiful island near Poreč, Croatia. The event brought together representatives from the business, education and government communities in Croatia to consider the future of work, the Croatian economy and the role of education.
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This guest blog was written by Chris Palmer, Co-Founder of Awesome Shield. At Awesome Shield, our mission is to teach kids about technology, and empower them to build it themselves. This is why we...
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This week our guest blogger is acclaimed Ed Tech advocate, visual arts teacher and bestselling author Cathy Hunt, from iPad Art Room.
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Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’ve been reading EdSurge for years now. You’ve closely followed the rise of Khan Academy, the MOOCs, and every other hot education technology trend. And now you’re considering getting into edtech yourself.
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Students in Matamoros, Mexico weren't getting much out of school -- until a radical new teaching method unlocked their potential. And then everything changed.
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Sunset in Greenville, South Carolina. Photo: Call me Lee via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA.
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Are you curious about the sharing movement but not sure where to begin? Or, are you a sharing maven and want to inspire your friends and family to integrate sharing into their lives? Either way, we have the perfect resource for you to experience how sharing, in both big and small ways, can turn your life around.
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The project will help the vulnerable ,needy and marginalized women, girls,farmers, local school teachers acquire skills and knowledge to empower the community and solve their own problems. Most teachers do not have skills to operate even their own mobile phones. They travel fifteen kilometres to check on payslips and KRA returns in nearby cyber cafes. We will establish an ICT community school to train them so that they can teach others. Women and girls will also benefit from the project fully.
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The second part of my conversation with Erik Hersman looks at how Africa is becoming the nexus of the tech revolution
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