__/ [ B Gruff ] on Tuesday 04 July 2006 20:14 \__
> On Tuesday 04 July 2006 19:27 Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> The Universities of Tomorrow Must Stay in Touch With Developing Technology
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>> | Two examples of how to make tht most of it are the Open Content and
>> | Open Source movements. The OU joins the first this autumn when it
>> | launches a selection of its material on the web, free to use. It already
>> | participates in the other, using Moodle (an open source code) for its
>> | virtual learning platform.
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http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/558563/openeye_the_universities_of_tomorrow_must_stay_in_touch_with/index.html?source=r_technology
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> This is THE Open University (OUR Open University)?
> ...going Open??
>
> ....oh yes....:-)
That's the impression I got. There are "Open Universities" in many places
around the world, but I am not sure that all are keen on teaching methods
rather than tools. From experience, the staff there is very 'conventional'.
Budgets, on the other hand, cannot be ignored.
Best wishes,
Roy
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