Summer is passing too fast, and my reading list is growing too quickly. Two recent additions to the list, Doug Rushkoff’s Open Source Economy, and right at the top of the list, Curtis Bonk’s The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education. I looked over Bonk’s introduction and I think this is going to be a must-read for anyone interested in where our education system is heading. In fact I’m thinking of organizing a virtual discussion group/book reading group around it — anyone interested? With the start of the school year upon us now is probably not the time to start something like this, so I’m targeting late September/early October.
Douglas Rushkoff’s Open Source Economy: A ReadWriteWeb Interview – ReadWriteEnterprise
Douglas Rushkoff — author, documentarian, and teacher — is a man on a mission. As a step towards getting “people to see the software-like code lying underneath how they interact,” his latest book, Life, Inc., explores the nature of money, our economic system, and how a corporate mindset has shaped who we are as people in modern society.
0470461306.pdf (application/pdf Object) — Intro to The World is Open.
Most readers will already recognize that what I am talking about is the
‘‘Web of Learning.’’ It is a somewhat magical or mystical place where
teaching and learning never end. Unlike traditional stand-and-deliver
classes, the sun never truly sets in the world of online learning. Fortunately,
the hearty explorer will find that the lights rarely flicker or fade in
the Web of Learning.
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