Yochai Benkler: "From Free Software and Wikipedia to a Field of Cooperative Human Systems Design" YOCHAI BENKLER is the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal
Studies at Harvard, and faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for
Internet and Society. Since the 1990s he has played a central part in
characterizing the role of information commons and decentralized
collaboration to innovation, information production, and freedom in the
networked economy and society. His books include The Wealth of
Networks: How social production transforms markets and f
International Relations, Spring 2007
This course is designed to acquaint beginning students with some of the fundamental principles of international relations such as realism and idealism. Realism, for example is based on the assumption that the state constitutes the most important actor in the international system. The course will also explore the nature of idealism, which emphasizes the role of international norms and ethics, such as the preservation of human rights, as a means of realizing international justice. The course will
Opening Remarks
Dain Borges, Director, Center for Latin American Studies
Mark Hansen, Dean, Social Science Division
Ambassador João Almino, Consul General of Brazil in Chicago
Marina Silva, Senator, Green Party (from Brazil via video)
Wildlife Management Activity Guide for Teachers
Whether your school has a 40 acre school forest or a 40 square foot school yard lawn, we urge you to get your students involved in some hands-on wildlife management. It is a relevant real world issue that will also expose them to disciplines other than science as they learn all the complexities of land management. A few teachers are teaching about a variety of game species and habitats. Others are developing small native plant gardens which provide basic needs for native butterflies and birds. P
Teacher's Guide to Craters of the Moon
provides lesson ideas for learning about the geology, history, and ecology of this national park near Arco, Idaho. A high school unit on Managing Critical Resources at Craters of the Moon focuses on degradation of geologic features, water and air quality, and the balance of life of lava. Craters of the Moon National Park offers one of the best examples of basaltic volcanism in the world.
Indiana Dunes Educational Opportunities
describes the facilities and educational and research programs of what has often been heralded as the birthplace of ecology. The Indiana Dunes, located in the northwest corner of the great state, is the nation's first national park in an urban setting.
Ireland faces years of pain
The Irish Government unveils a raft of tough austerity measures aimed at restoring the country's broken finances.
REC100 Fall 2010 Session 9
REC100 Dimensions of Leisure Session Nine 11/10/10 Mary Lou Cappel
Guest: Dr. Mark Lurie, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Lunquist Cardiovascular Center
TED402 Fall 2010 Session 11A
TED402 Educational Psychology Session Eleven A 11/10/10 Jeff Miller
Durham Regional Hospital: Be the Best
Durham Regional Hospital strives to be the best community hospital in North Carolina.
4.285 Research Topics in Architecture: Citizen-Centered Design of Open Governance Systems (MIT)
In this seminar, students will design and perfect a digital environment to house the activities of large-scale organizations of people making bottom-up decisions, such as with citizen-government affairs, voting corporate shareholders or voting members of global non-profits and labor unions. A working Open Source prototype created last semester will be used as the starting point, featuring collaborative filtering and electronic agent technology pioneered at the Media Lab. This course focuses on d
U Opera performs Elmer Gantry
In "Elmer Gantry," University student singers have mastered some of the most difficult—and rewarding—roles in the repertory, as they will demonstrate Nov. 18--21 in Ted Mann Hall.
Celebrating a Saint
Saint Andre Bessette was canonized in Rome on October 17, 2010.
Saint André is the first member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame's founding religious order, to be proclaimed a saint.
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STS.464 Technology and the Literary Imagination (MIT)
Our linked subjects are (1) the historical process by which the meaning of technology has been constructed, and (2) the concurrent transformation of the environment. To explain the emergence of technology as a pivotal word (and concept) in contemporary public discourse, we will examine responses — chiefly political and literary — to the development of the mechanic arts, and to the linked social, cultural, and ecological transformation of 19th- and 20th-century American society, cultu
PESTEL analysis
PESTEL analysis considers political, economic, sociological, technological, environmental and legal factors on business
Attributes and Scopes
Video lecture from a series on Internet Applications delivered by Graham Mansfield. Running time approximately 34 minutes.
Reflection template_2
You could use templates to begin the process of reflection. Here is a template based on learning outcomes that you can modify for your own use. Add your own learning outcomes and appropriate questions
Lecture 24 - 11/17/2010
Lecture 24
Sur des "personnes" mortelles : Reiner Schürmann / Emmanuel Cattin (texte lu par Alain Petit)
Sur des "personnes" mortelles : Reiner Schürmann. Emmanuel CATTIN (texte lu par Alain Petit). Colloque international organisé par le Laboratoire ERRAPHIS (Equipe de Recherches sur les Rationalités Philosophiques et les Savoirs) et EuroPhilosophie dans le cadre du programme ANR “Subjectivité et aliénation. Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, 24-25 juin 2010.
17.265 Public Opinion and American Democracy (MIT)
This course will examine public opinion and assess its place in the American political system. The course will emphasize both how citizens' thinking about politics is shaped and the role of public opinion in political campaigns, elections, and government.
