tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post9157354029253990336..comments2019-09-11T11:17:53.497-04:00Comments on Summer Technology Institute: Chapter 5Mr. Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09773613696772522404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-43541212609880915162012-11-26T17:29:43.260-05:002012-11-26T17:29:43.260-05:00I agree with Art's comments that while it'...I agree with Art's comments that while it's a basic human right to learn, someone has to come up with the material. I love "free stuff" as much as the next person, but I also realize that professionals need to be paid for their work.<br /><br />As an analogy, police officers and firefighters do into their line of work because they want to make their communities better places to live, work and play. It's a basic human right to feel safe, but those who are doing the protecting need to get something out of it. They often enjoy the work they do, but like everyone else, they have families to feed and homes to heat. Why should it be any different for those in education?<br /><br />Personally, I like the idea of having a "free" version of an education tool available, while offering more advanced plugins or options at a (reasonable) cost. It seems like the most fair and ethical way to provide free and open courseware, while still honoring the work of the creators.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131430520288902059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-58473080812124071242012-08-21T21:38:15.514-04:002012-08-21T21:38:15.514-04:00It seems odd to criticize lecture style teaching a...It seems odd to criticize lecture style teaching as "sage on the stage". Much of the OCW includes videos of lectures. This, and the high regard for "TED Talks" indicates that the lecture is still a viable way of information transferal and that being able to listen to someone else is still a valuable skill. An advantage of listening digitally is the ability to replay a part if there is a distraction or a point that is difficult to grasp.M. Hamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036479037617236357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-63694805435497254312012-08-05T20:07:54.981-04:002012-08-05T20:07:54.981-04:00Interesting take. I guess that is one way they co...Interesting take. I guess that is one way they could profit from it.....<br /><br />We all want the FREE stuff but in the end without some form of profit structure how will these companies flourish. Some even seek donations (Wikipedia did this not to long ago).<br />Hmmm?Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15457683260123642788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-79762613729475930742012-07-24T09:39:44.019-04:002012-07-24T09:39:44.019-04:00I found Open Source software has a huge advantage ...I found Open Source software has a huge advantage when comes to cost, flexibility, updating, and protection (less virus) BUT a huge issue is the fact that there is NO incentive for Quality control or help. It lacks for a help desk.... Now as the software matures it gets better, but that takes some time. For example, Open Office... when it first came out it was lauded as the Microsoft Office Killer. Yes it was free.... but we had huge problems with it crashing randomly on our MLTI laptops. It didn't have the help files as well. Open Office relied on peoples familiarity with Microsoft's Office.<br /><br />How I see software companies will make their money is the value added features. Give the base free, but the high end features you pay for. You don't need to pay for basic word processing suite now that your have Google Docs (that is going to move open source to the web) you only need Office for higher level word processing.<br /><br />It is what has happened to music industry. Kids are not buying a cd for 1 song... they are listening to 1 song... then making their own. The value added is going to the concert.Mr. Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773613696772522404noreply@blogger.com