Federation of American Scientists’ Kay Howell, who authored the research roadmap for the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act, has a column in eLearn explaining why passage of the act is so critical: Today’s students are not only comfortable with technology-they know how to use it effectively to solve problems, find resources, and build networks of […]
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IMS Supports Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Legislation
I am delighted to note that the IMS has endorsed the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act and urged its members to support it. As I described in a previous post, this legislation would create a trust that would generate a billion dollars annually–money that would be spent on the creation of non-proprietary digital educational content […]
What You Can Do About the Blackboard Patent, Part II
Many of you have told me that you want to help in the fight against EduPatent problem but don’t know what to do. What if, in five minutes, you could not only participate in the fight but also help bring about what may very well be the single most important development in the history of […]