Monday, December 14, 2009

Who Owns Academic Curriculum?

Hard to keep access controls on university lecture content, materials, and curriculum. The debate is brewing over who has the right to these materials. Some professors approve the distribution of these materials, while other refuse.

Harvard alumni Magliozzi started up a side project called Finalsclub.org. The site bills itself as “the premier Web portal for interactive education,” allowing Harvard students to join online study groups and read annotated versions of the Great Books.

Magliozzi pays Harvard students to post their lecture notes online.

Entire article at Boston Globe (14-Dec-2009)

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