Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 25, 2009
The ‘OER Roadmap ’ publication (Geser, 2007) is an essential information guide about OERs for individuals and institutions interested in providing or using open content. Read the introduction to the OLCOS report on pages 12 and 13. This report emphasises the need to foster open practices of teaching and learning that are informed by a [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 20, 2009
1. What do their different editorial policies imply about differing approaches to authority and to the role of the ‘expert’? What are the most important differences between Citizendium and Wikipedia in terms of their editorial policies? In Wikipedia any anonymous user can edit the content. Citizendium differentiates between authors and editors. Authors can still remain [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 19, 2009
Baker’s How I fell in love with Wikipedia. 1. Is there anything new for you in the article? Does it make you more or less likely to consult Wikipedia, or does it make no difference? It was interesting reading about the behind the scenes of Wikipedia i.e. how posts are created, edited and deleted. Also [...]