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… to be amongst many smart and idealistic peers here at the Hewlett Foundation Open Education Resources grantees meeting. The range of projects represented here is awe-inspiring, and the projects themselves often just plain inspiring.
And there is much to discuss. The event is going now, so I’m not going to do much blogging for the next few hours. If you are curious what’s going on, the talks are being webcast (direct link here). I learned that from Erik Duval’s blog… To no surprise, he has no problem coming up with good summaries and analysis on the fly. My addled brain don’t work that way.
See also Graham Attwell, and Stephen Downes offers some sharp criticisms, some of which have been raised so far today. I’ll try to raise a few as well, so far the Hewlett hosts seem genuinely interested in having a frank and freewheeling discussion.
Lucky dog. I am trying to watch the video streams right now. Unfortunately, John Seely Brown seems to being accompanied on the vocal track by the chatter in the control booth. Ooops. Have fun, anyways.
What a drag — it’s a pretty good talk. I just notified the organizers.