Easy Access Teaching
Friday, December 14th, 2007Richard Baraniuk is a Rice University professor who has a truly unique vision: create a free, global online education system that puts the power of collaboration and creation in the hands of teachers. To do this, he created Connexions, a Web site that allows teachers to “create, rip, mix and burn” coursework—without the fear of copyright infringement.
Connexions system cuts out the textbook and allows teachers to share course materials, modify existing work, and distribute it to their students—all under the Creative Commons license. This could become a powerful force in leveling the educational playing field.
To learn more about Richard Baraniuk’s vision, click here to view the video presentation he made at a recent TED Talks conference.
Happy learning!
