By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis
Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing, 2020/01/27
I'm of two minds regarding this post. On the one hand I agree with Cory Doctorow that the world's copyright system is a mess. There's an ever tightening vice clamping down on the potential for innovation, competition, and even creativity. On the other hand, I don't care. Not because I am ambivalent, but quite the opposite. I see all that as their rules for their economy, but I have long ago moved past all that. I have always said I will make money in other ways, by offering services in person rather than content that needs protecting. I don't need or care about DRM in browsers in a world where content is shared. More...
In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis
Cynics, Skeptics and Pollyannas
By Steven Mintz. Consider some of the words and phrases that have become part of higher education’s parlance: the student debt crisis. The student mental health crisis. Learning analytics and learning outcomes. The learning sciences. Open educational resources. Flipped classrooms and hybrid courses. High-impact practices. More...
À Bruxelles, la "commission géopolitique" à l’épreuve de ses premières crises
De mai à décembre 2019, la transition a été longue à Bruxelles, et il est heureux qu’elle se soit déroulée sans qu’une crise internationale majeure ne vienne la perturber. Trump, toujours occupé à négocier son accord commercial avec les Chinois, n’en était pas encore à "s’occuper" de l’Europe. Erdogan n’a pas encore mis à exécution sa menace d’ouvrir les vannes migratoires sur l’Europe. Plus...
Aus bushfires: stakeholders speak out to reassure students, agents
By Kerrie Kennedy. The international education community across Australia has spoken out to reassure agents and international students regarding the bushfire crisis – reiterating that most study destinations remain safe, unaffected and continue to offer the “incredible study experience” the country is known for. More...
University pension crisis is result of mania and mismanagement
The race-to-the-bottom logic from two former professors of cutting “gold-plated” university pensions to pay for future generations (Letters, 3 December) is uncalled for. More...
A Reckoning with Ritual
There’s something about having just turned 39, and moving into a new year, that has me reconsidering how I engage with the world. I know -- I’m a little early for an existential crisis, and a little bit late for resolutions. I am nothing, if not paradoxically prompt and procrastinating. More...
Le point sur n° 54 - Iva 2009 - L'insertion professionnelle des lycéens plus difficile du fait de la crise

L’enquête est réalisée dans le cadre d’un partenariat entre le Conseil régional et le Rectorat. Plus...
Crise ouverte dans le recyclage du papier carton
La France collecte bien ses déchets de papier carton mais n'a pas de solution de recyclage faute d'industrie papetière suffisante. La Chine ne voulant plus des déchets de carton, comme ailleurs En Europe, les stocks débordent et aucune solution n'est en vue. Plus...
SOS Entrepreneur veut former des « experts de crise » pour entrepreneurs en difficulté
Au troisième trimestre, 10 500 entreprises ont mis la clé sous la porte en France. L'association "SOS Entrepreneurs" offre un accompagnement d’urgence aux dirigeants de PME confrontées à de grandes difficultés. Plus...