Now I’m really reaching back (2006!!), but I’m having a wonderful time exploring the TED Talks series and this one is just way too compelling to not share. It’s a bit long, but Richard Baraniuk has conceived something truly valuable and unique with Connexions. Ultimately much more powerful than a $100 laptop and absolutely in tune with the challenges and controversies surrounding socioeconomic development initiatives.
As he notes, MIT is doing some wonderful things in this area, as well, with MIT OpenCourseWare. I’m currently taking one of Eric Von Hippel’s (who, by the way, also offers a plethora of free materials on his own site) courses, complete with recorded lectures.
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