A new companion to the book of the same title by Dr. John Ebersole, Excelsior College’s _Courageous Learning_ traces out the obstacles faced by three adult students in completing their formal education. Over the course of the documentary, we hear from the students themselves as well as experts from in and around academia. We were […]
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Visit Amit Agarwal’s Twitter profile as of today, and you will be greeted by a banner that reads, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” A lot of digital ink has been spilled over explaining Creative Commons licenses; based on the rule quoted shared by Agarwal, clearly many of us do […]
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If you are in D.C., consider this event for your calendar; if not, keep an eye out for this documentary film (and when you spot it, watch it). The U.S. Congressional E-Learning Caucus hosts the premier of documentary film Courageous Learning on June 23, 2014 at noon in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center (Room HVC-200). From the announcement […]
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We are thrilled to share the news that Thomas Edison State College (TESC) has made two prior learning assessment (PLA) courses available under a Creative Commons Attribution-only license (CC-BY 4.0). These courses can be used by students hoping to demonstrate prior learning towards TESC credits and can be adapted by other parties and institutions interested in PLA […]
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Following on the heels of the Open Policy Network (OPN) launch, we are pleased to share an opportunity for individuals around the world who are interested in bringing open policy to their fields or institutions. The Institute for Open Leadership is accepting applications through June. The Institute for Open Leadership is a training program to […]
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