March 2009

Open source curriculum development is transforming the education community. DIY teachers all over the world are using open source course management systems, open access textbooks, and other open source tools. Unfortunately, educators are still finding it difficult to obtain developing technology because of corporate education software limitations. On Sunday, March 15th, the SXSWi panel, “Edupunk: Open Source Education,” will discuss the […]

Holy smack, it’s like Christmas Eve in March…SXSWi officially starts tomorrow! The team at South By Texas State is in hibernation/preparation for Interactive, which begins Friday with a few opening panels. So as you finalize your my.sxsw or sched:sxsw 2009 schedule, we are providing a few ways you can stay up-to-date with South By Texas […]

On Monday I had the chance to speak with the entire panel of “Is Aristotle on Twitter” at the Dog and Duck in Austin. Lewis Knight was the cameraman and editing genius who made this video possible so thanks again for his help and direction. Check out this panel on Tuesday March 17 at 10:00 […]

This morning marks ~48 hours before SXSWi 2009 begins. As event coordinators scramble, geeks have been descending upon the Austin-Bergstrom airport like (insert something more clever than I can come up with this early in the morning). It’s a cold rainy morning in Austin and looks to stay wet until Saturday, so bring your slickers […]