http://johnthomson.org/blog/2008/02/17/better-than-free Thoughts on the social impacts of information and communication technology policy. Thu, 17 May 2012 01:14:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://johnthomson.org/blog/2008/02/17/better-than-free/comment-page-1#comment-4963 john Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:13:45 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/blog/archives/230#comment-4963 It's so hard with big ideas like these. You want to take the time to think of something intelligent to say, but it just takes time... and usually by then the moment's past. It’s so hard with big ideas like these. You want to take the time to think of something intelligent to say, but it just takes time… and usually by then the moment’s past.

]]> http://johnthomson.org/blog/2008/02/17/better-than-free/comment-page-1#comment-4960 doug Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:33:06 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/blog/archives/230#comment-4960 That's a great read, John. Thanks for the link. Here's my own "but not today": I'd like to explore how these "generatives" work in an educational context. In a world where "knowledge" is increasingly thought of as free, how can Kelly's eight generatives (and others we might think of) form an emerging statement of "value" in higher education? Do these generatives help differentiate several years of intense online research and interaction from a university degree program? Is there something in these generatives that helps us define that elusive "Wisconsin Experience" we hope to cultivate here at UW-Madison? That’s a great read, John. Thanks for the link. Here’s my own “but not today”: I’d like to explore how these “generatives” work in an educational context. In a world where “knowledge” is increasingly thought of as free, how can Kelly’s eight generatives (and others we might think of) form an emerging statement of “value” in higher education? Do these generatives help differentiate several years of intense online research and interaction from a university degree program? Is there something in these generatives that helps us define that elusive “Wisconsin Experience” we hope to cultivate here at UW-Madison?

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