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Internet access as a basic human right

I’ve written before about education as a basic human right and about OER as a tool for advancing the equity agenda. Today, I stumbled upon AHumanRight.org, a group that believes that Internet access is a basic human right and is

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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,

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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

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OpenEd-Is education a “basic human right”? – Part 2

The first reading by K. Tomaševski has been thought-provoking for me. I am surprised how much I am struggling with the answer to the question “Is education a ‘basic human right’?” My initial response was yes, of course, but the

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OpenEd-Is education a “basic human right”? – Part 1

So for the next 10 weeks or so, this blog will mostly be devoted to coursework for the Open Ed course. For week 1, here is the question we’re contemplating: QUESTIONS: In your opinion, is the “right to education” a

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