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Ed Week recently published an article about Open Ed. I thought it was a pretty good article (aside from misquoting me twice* and misspelling my name :). This article definitely shows the growing attention to Open Ed in K-12. Here

Here is an interesting poll of K-12 educators about their awareness of open licenses and CC. (Note that at the time I’m posting this, the sample size is pretty small.) My own experience in surveying hundreds of people at ed

Jimmy Wales was recently a guest at the Long Now forum with Stewart Brand. The podcast was very thought-provoking. (Summary here; MP3 here.) Here are some random notes and reflections. Asked to speak about “vision,” Wales began by saying he

I recently read the Reading Next report about adolescent literacy by the Alliance for Excellence in Education to the Carnegie Foundation. I think the lack of student engagement that is leading to unbelievable drop-out rates is a national calamity. I

Wikitravel was recognized by TIME as one of the 50 best websites this year. Everyone who has been a part of building this site should be proud. I know I am.