Jane leads CC’s work with platforms to create a more vibrant and useable commons. She has eight years of organizational experience in open education, communications, fundraising, and community building. As a founding volunteer of the Peer 2 Peer University, she has designed and taught a variety of online courses from creative writing to Creative Commons for educators. She has a BA in Philosophy and minor in creative writing from the University of California at Berkeley.
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. … Read More “SciVee Television”
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 … Read More “3-D Internet for Learning Summit: What's Missing?”
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, … Read More “OpenCourseWare Launched at United Nations University”
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 … Read More “Bayanihan Books, an Open Textbook Initiative”
If you have access to educational science videos for kids (or if you even want to make your own), ccLearn encourages you to participate in the 2008 Science Video Collection and Remix Challenge! Check out the website for official details, but here’s the important stuff. Deadline is March 31, 2008. The grand prize includes: $2,000 … Read More “2008 Science Video Collection and Remix Challenge”