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The Idea of an “Open Credit” System

Posted on02. Mar, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.

I was talking with Jon Bischke today on the telephone, and an idea came up regarding the concept of “open credits.” Call me an idealist. Tell me my cup is half full. Call me an education pirate (yarr). But I think I have something here. The idea is in its infant stages right now, but I’m going to tell you a bit about it anyways, to hopefully get a good discussion started. Really, that right there’s the spirit of “open.” Everyone helps by contributing, and the end product is something driven by the people!

What is an “Open Credit”

Everyone remember going to school and having to get credits so you could graduate? Only accredited institutions can give out credits (which makes sense, since you don’t want every Tom, Dick, and Jane getting degrees), and you take certain classes to receive these credits. [...]

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Welcome to eduPirate!

Posted on10. Feb, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.

There are a lot of education blogs out there, and trust me, none of them are quite like eduPirate. It’s not the occasional “yarr” that you’ll find in certain sentences. It’s not necessarily the content, though that’s pretty good as well. It’s that we’re making education walk the plank. We’re “pirating education” over here, kind of like how you pirate music, or pirate DVDs (which of course we thoroughly don’t recommend you do). Anytime we see something that makes education easier. Anytime we see change. Anytime something challenges the status quo, you’ll hear about it here. There’s so much going on in the education industry, and not enough blogs covering it all, especially from a modern and fresh angle. We look forward to learning from you, and hearing from you in the near future!

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