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Friday, July 18, 2003 |
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Legality Rant I think that the question of the legality or otherwise of learners / employees / academics blogging is important but is also a bit of a spoilsporter tactic :o)
Have a look at the Harvard Law terms of use, have a look at the latest change, get a creative commons license, actually ask your learners (and their parents if necessary) if it's OK, get peopel to sign agreements (hey, test them on them too if you want) but don't, pleeeeeease don't, say "We can't do or try this because there are too many legal questions", if you feel that ethically you're ok just deal with them and move on...
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Sebastian takes the private/public publishing debate to a whole new level!
Asking the question "Do you want to show people how to go beyond what is currently done in schools and Universities?" he suggests that choosing not to do so leaves us as "mere "engineers" of the existing educational system". And I'd say that's spot on.
OK, so I can come across a bit full on in this (as Greg notes (in the comments below) learners often do write for an audience of one, so why force them to write for the world?) but having said that, just because something has been done in a particular way for a certain amount of time doesn't necessarily make it right. Likewise, I'd say to Will's thoughts (also in comment below) that because publication has previously been a professional job, that it's now easy as pie doesn't devalue it, in the same way cameras which anyone could use didn't devalue photography (well, most would argue ;o)... weblogging is a disruptive technology, and in my book that's a good thing. For me, often more value lies in the process as opposed to the product, for example, imagine the knowledge, experience and value we would have out of experiencing Shakespeare's writing process, say, in the same way as I can experience great ideas & books being formulated by webloggers!
Just because new technologies don't replicate what we already do and make doing that faster and better doesn't mean that they won't work out. Indeed, some don't, but others (like this) can shine new light into dark spaces. Pushing us beyond what we currently do.
Thanks for the spark on this Sebastian :o)
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Pemalinkoutage Permalink to That's not it at all now working, still not happening for 'A bit harsh' though :o( [update: is now - something to do with me trying to post to multiple categories] Will keep plugging. Thanks for pointing it out :o)
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