Think Twice About the Economic Stimulus Lifeline

This one is for my university friends who grapple every day with charting the future direction of their institutions. When it comes to the economic stimulus bill now being considered by Congress, you’ll want to ask yourself if manna from heaven is worth the price. Read more.

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categories Business Models, Commentary | Gary Lewis, January 28, 2009 10:39 am | categories Comments Off

Recent Bookmarks 26-Jan-2009

Four recent bookmarks indicative of my musings on how to provide free learning to people everywhere. Read more.

categories Bookmarks | Gary Lewis, January 26, 2009 10:11 am | categories Comments Off

ETL and Mashups

This post extends my recent observation that new web data systems and associated services might act as incubators for socially constructive innovations in education. Read more.

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categories Query Tools | Gary Lewis, January 7, 2009 12:45 pm | categories Comments Off

Re: What Not to Build

Stephen Downes recently advised technology developers what not to build. My response: the major entrepreneurial and socially constructive opportunities await new data systems that will architecturally simplify the web and make it more accessible. Read more.

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categories Commentary, Query Tools | Gary Lewis, January 5, 2009 8:58 pm | categories Comments Off