We’re making progress on getting the Sakai conference keynote videos online, but while we wait for those to be ready for the kick-off to the conference post series, I’d like to take advantage of the unexpected lull to write a bit about a new LMS entrant that I had an opportunity to learn about recently. […]
DIY U: The Modern Guild at Work
I’m waiting for the video of Anya Kamenetz’s keynote to be available online before I kick off my post series on the Sakai conference. In the meantime, here’s a quick update on a previous (and Kamenetz-related) post. A while back, I suggested that a modern variant on the guild approach could pull apprentices straight out […]
Warning: Blogohrria Ahead
Between an action-packed Sakai conference and a growing backlog of other post material, I have a lot to write about. Unfortunately, I also have a lot of work to catch up on after two weeks away from my desk. I am nevertheless going to do my best to get out a number of posts over […]
Ian Dolphin Appointed Executive Director of the Sakai Foundation
I’m delighted to announce that Ian Dolphin is Sakai’s new Executive Director. Ian is an old hand in the community, having served two terms on the Foundation Board. He’s no stranger to open source and open education, having served on the boards for Jasig and Curriki as well. Most recently, he worked at the JISC […]
Vacation and Other Travel
My lovely wife and I will be taking a vacation next week, so there will be no e-Literate updates for a week (unless I can squeeze a post in tomorrow before we go). The week after that, I’ll be at the Sakai conference and hope to snag a video interview or two while I’m there. […]
Moodle 2: File Import from and Export to Cloud Apps
Gavin Henrick has a useful blog that publishes information about the ongoing development of Moodle 2. I was particularly interested in how Moodle will handle sharing files with consumer web apps like Google Docs and Flickr. Lucky for me, Gavin has a couple of screencasts covering the topic. Here’s some info about importing docs from […]
Digital Visitors and Digital Residents
Thanks to Laura Czerniewicz for pointing me to this excellent video discussion by Oxford’s David White: This isn’t really a full-on replacement of Prensky’s concept of digital natives (which is unfortunate, since I agree Prensky tends to be reduced to “old people just don’t understand this stuff”), but I think it’s a useful formulation of […]