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Crystal Adams Coons Post 1

• 1 June 2018, 7:49 PM • Edited by the author on 1 June 2018, 7:52 PM

"Knowledge as a public good"

https://etcjournal.com/2013/08/03/free-textbooks-for-college/


Hello!

(Hopefully I'm doing this right.)

I was struck by the concept of "knowledge as a public good."  Having struggled in the past to purchase my own textbooks, and now watching many of my students struggle, Open Education for me is about inclusivity and accessibility.  




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Martha Greatrix Post 2 in reply to 1

• 1 June 2018, 8:25 PM

Crystal,

I had the pleasure of listening to a wonderful speaker - Robin DeRosa [http://robinderosa.net/about/] - at a conference recently. She touched on many many important ideas - one of which was "knowledge as a public good" .  Here is a link to a 5:00 talk she gave (not the same one I saw): [https://youtu.be/IpOP6RZXzXQ]






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Jenni Hayman Post 3 in reply to 1

• 1 June 2018, 10:53 PM

Hello Crystal, you're totally doing this right. Nice to meet you. I love the knowledge is a public good concept. My love for it as a concept stems from the work of an economist, Josef Stiglitz, his words about it can be found here: http://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Knowledge_as_a_Global_Public_Good

Nice to have you with us!

Jenni