When it becomes made available, I’m planning to post footage of talks and presentations I’ve participated in, starting with the video below of a discussion that took place a couple of weekends ago during MIT’s 2014 Tech Conference. This was a panel discussion entitled “Disrupting Education,” although the disruption we all focused on begins with M […]

Thanks to readers who stopped by to say Hi at last weekend’s MIT Sloane School event.  And in an effort to do a better job communicating upcoming speaking engagements, here are a couple of Boston-based events I’ll be presenting at over the next few weeks.  If anyone is planning to attend, stop by and say […]

I debated jumping into the comments section of that Slate story I mentioned last week, but thought the better of it. Partly, I knew how much trouble I have keeping track of multiple online discussion points at the same time (an issue I should probably write about later in the year with regard to MOOC […]

Happy MLK Day to all those taking the day off (which includes me – except for this posting). Just a quick note to any Degree of Freedom readers/listeners interested in getting together letting you know that I’ll be getting out of the house  for a couple of speaking gigs that have come my way since […]

With course work completed, my senior thesis submitted, and a week of recovery under my belt, it’s time to get back to the content-creation businesses. Anyone interested in hearing what this whole Degree of Freedom project might add up to can listen to the first part of a podcast two-parter uploaded last Friday in which […]