OpenEducation.net tracks the changing climate of education–more specifically, the movement towards the growing availability of Open Educational Resources on the web. In a recent post entitled, The Digital Commons — Left Unregulated, Are We Destined for Tragedy? , they explore the potential of the open digital commons, concluding that open access is the key to…

Since Science Commons blogged about SciVee last August, the “YouTube for science research” has expanded. If you haven’t already, check out this science television for adults. It’s not your typical science programming–you won’t see Bill Nye the Science Guy here–but you could definitely learn a thing or two on this site promoting open science research.…

Image: Screenshot of IBM Learning Summit, Active Worlds Browser 4.1 © 1995-2007 Active Worlds, Inc. ccLearn was a participant in the just-concluded 3-D Internet for Learning Summit, which took place over a period of two days in three separate sessions: the Kick-Off Event, What’s New Here Forum?, and What’s the Big Challenge? It was hosted…

The United Nations University, an official member of the OpenCourseWare Consortium, has just launched their web learning portal. Joining more than 100 other institutions of higher education, UNU is providing open access to an initial dozen training courses, spanning from subjects like Integrated Water Resources Management to the Social Construction of Technology in Development.  The courses are aimed towards educators, students,…

Bayanihan is a Tagalog term originating from the root word Bayani, or hero.  Today, Bayanihan represents an heroic effort on the part of the community, or the actions of a group of people that result in a common good.  Greg Moreno’s new initiative, Bayanihan Books, is aptly named.    With 17.5 million public school students in the Philippines, affordable…