Make a list of readings
[In construction!]
Short notes on what I have studied from these are found in my learning diary.
Popular/general:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source [finished]
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_publishing
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_content
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_curriculum Learn and improve (links from Kamenetz's books etc.)!
Books:
- Michele Boldrin, David K. Levine: Against intellectual monopoly (also on the web).
- Anya Kamenetz: DIY U (I have read it, but not with thought: I didn't make notes to pick up the most relevant arguments and success stories etc.). (An excerpt, The official blog)
- The Edupunk's Guide to DIY Credential. (Finished 10.9.2011)
- Hacking the Academy
The thing is not only to read the books but make summaries from them to quickly recall the most relevant content.
TED talks and other high-quality videos:
- Johanna Blakely: Lessons from fashion's free culture
- Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
Scholarly articles:
Articles in newspapers, magazines etc:
Blogs and blog posts:
- Why College is Overrated (good.is)
- Why I quit my job, went to work for WizIQ, and put my kid in private school (Zdnet)
- http://www.digitalculture.org/hacking-the-academy/
- http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/cheap-maybe-even-free-higher-education/30348
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/oct/05/open-educational-resources-academics
Institutions:
Course material (on open source, open content etc.)
Infographs and other material for busy readers: