I read an interested article about a program in New York that offers financial incentives to selected families for participating in education, including payment for attending parent conferences, improving student performance, and even graduating. Opportunity NYC is modeled after a
OpenEd-Free vs. not quite completely free
In Giving Knowledge for Free – The Emergence of Open Educational Resources, the authors talk about what “open” really means. One issue that comes up frequently in this regard is the various restrictions that an author may include as a
OpenEd-Is education a “basic human right”? – Part 4/Conc.
Well, for all of the writing I’ve done on this, I haven’t really answered the question: In your opinion, is the “right to education” a basic human right? Why or why not? In your opinion, is open *access* to free,
OpenEd-On using technology as a tool for education
In reading Dr. Wiley’s testimony to the Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education – Panel on Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies, I was reminded by how many different things “educational technology” can mean. In an earlier
OpenEd-Is education a “basic human right”? – Part 3
I found Primer No. 2 by Dr. Katarina Tomaševski to be helpful in illuminating the gap between “should” and “is.” I think this gap is part of what I am struggling with in the question for this week. If you