Who owns ideas?  Is it actually possible to own ideas?  These questions have long been settled by academia for the most part: Ideas are public, should be shared, should be worked, and ultimately should be used well to modify and change behavior or increase knowledge in some significant manner.  With the buying and selling of education, however, ideas have somehow become owned. They've become  the property of institutions and  individuals. In the proices, the  ideas sometimes become formulated as content or course material and, when tied directly to specific course titles and numbers, are associated with that course and owned by whoever "developed" the content or teaches the content.

New technology, however, has challenged much of what we have come to understand as regular practice in education.  Not only are there changes in methods and deliveries,but there are changes in access and ownership as well.  Once again, we have the potential of sharing, working, and using ideas well.  Only now, we can share more widely and benefit more richly owing to the wider network of the Internet.  This can considerably enrich content and the learning experience for everyone.

For the full article in T.H.E. Journal:

 http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/04/25/ideas-and-the-public-space.aspx

So, my editor at Campus Technology asked me to write an article on HTML5© with specific reference to Google Wave© and the implications for instruction.  As I researched for the paper, I was struck by the immediacy and presence of these emerging technologies.  The implications for instruction?...wonderful!  Students will now be able to truly engage with their own learning and become the shapers of their voice and presence in a course of study - this means the learning outcomes will be meaningful and relevant for each student like never before.

For the full article in T.H.E. Journal:

http://thejournal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/HTML5-The-Web-Beyond-Web-2.0.aspx?Page=1

Just this week I received the publication in which one of my articles was published.  The reference for the publication is: Academic Exchange, Summer 2009.Vol 13, Issue 2 ISSN 1096-1453.  The copyright is 2009 Academic Exchange Quarterly, P.O. Box 131 Stuyvessant Falls, NY 12174, USA

Website: http://www.rapidintellect.com

The title of the article is "Achieving Learner Autonomy Using the Internet".  As an educator, I have always been fascinated by the instructional potential of using the Internet both to mediate and facilitate instruction.  The immediacy of the technology itself demands a different kind of expectation from the user and the hyperlink technology and multilayered dynamics of the technology provide so many different opportunities for students/learners.  My experience has been that it also increases learner autonomy faster than in a traditional classroom context.