A lot to unpack in this. I was naively optimistic about open sharing (& about knowledge of copyright & licenses spreading).
A decade since I left teaching and it seems to have gone from free sharing of openly-licensed resources to edu-influencers getting people to like and retweet for resources
I don’t think it’s strictly related to education either. Pretty much the whole web is all about like and share.
I thought it was going to be about link and think
It’s the logic of the market, John. Neoliberalism has infected every area of society.
Don’t get me started on teachers shilling for corporations.
(I was a lead learner at Google Teacher Academy in 2011 but this is a different level: with teachers appearing in ads for products)
I too have been caught out in my optimism. I have learnt it is messy.
I too have been caught out in my optimism. I have learnt it is messy.
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