Podcasts

School of Everything – Paul Miller

October 14, 2008

I had the opportunity recently to talk with Paul Miller, co-founder and CEO of the School of Everything. Dubbed the “eBay of Knowledge” by Cory Doctorow, School of Everything is a Web-based service that helps connect local teachers with local students. Paul and I discussed the organization’s model, what it means for traditional educational institutions, [...]

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Open Textbooks with Flatworld Knowledge

September 16, 2008

Flatworld Knowledge has been creating something of a stir lately with its plan to introduce free, open textbooks into the higher education market.  I recently had the chance to talk with Flatworld’s chief marketing officer, Eric Frank, about what’s wrong with the textbook industry, what Flatworld is trying to do about it, and how a [...]

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