"For those of you eager to stay current on open education trends, I recommend the new book by Curtis Bonk, The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Technology. I heard Bonk speak last November at the Sloan-C International Conference for Online Learning and he was quite inspiring. Great stuff for any educator with an open mind."
Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Director of Online and Hybrid Support Center at California State University, East Bay
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Read the book review in Educational Technology Research and Development
The Digital Optimist talks about The World Is Open in the Spring-Summer issued of EdPath
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In the Media
2010
March 12, 2010 - Blog post, The Virtual Learning Consultant, Director's Blog: Is Your World Open?, Bryan Setser
March 2010 - Edutopia Mixed Media: What's On Our Radar?, Mark Nichol
January 9, 2010 - School CIO Magazine, The World According to Curtis Bonk
January 1, 2010 - AARP Bulletin Today, How to Learn Just About Anything Online ... For Free, Bill Hogan
2009
December 22, 2009 - Malcolm Ballamy's Learning Blog, Curtis Bonk: The World Is Open, Malcolm Bellamy
December 16, 2009 - Edtech Tools, Hotlist: Top 10 Edtech Books of the Decade, Victor Rivero
December 15, 2009 - Webbed Feet, The World is Open, Sylvia Currie
December 9, 2009 - IST News, The Flat World is Now Open, IU School of Education
December 7, 2009 - University Affairs, Electronic textbooks: Set to take off?, Tim Johnson
November 23, 2009 - E-newsletter Article, Benefits and Audiences of Online Learning in K-12 Environments, Inside the School, Curt Bonk
November 17, 2009 - Blog post, WE-ALL-LEARN -- The Web 2.0 Revolution in Education, Thought Leaders Blog, GETIdeas.org, Curt Bonk
November 3, 2009 - Library Journal, Representatives of public library, school, and LIS report on value of training, Dodie Ownes
November 1, 2009 - Tech & Learning Mag Big Picture
October 7, 2009 - Blog post, Burlington H.S. Principal's Blog, The World's Youngest Teacher: Another Lesson For All Of Us, Patrick Larson
October 13, 2009 - Blog post, BookLoons Review: Non-Fiction, The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education, Bob Walch
October 5, 2009 - Faculty Focus, Using Shared Online Video to Anchor Instruction: YouTube and Beyond, Curtis J. Bonk, Ph.D.
October 3, 2009 - Curt Bonk's Flat Classrooms Keynote: "The World is Open: Introducing the Heroes, Gurus, and Revolutionaries of the Shared Internet"
September 28, 2009 - Blog post, Ten Tips for Navigating an Open World, Mission to Learn, C.J. Bonk
September 21, 2009 - Free Technology for Teachers, The Google Jockey, Richard Byrne
September 17, 2009 - Blog post, An Open Ph.D., What a Concept, Lisa Chamberlin
September 12, 2009 - Blog post, University of Brighton Blog, The Curt Bonk Wall of Sound: Now in Print!, Jon Dron
September 9, 2009 - Blog post, J. Kaye's Book Blog: Where Reading Takes Priority, Book Review: The World is Open by Curtis J. Bonk
August 31, 2009 - IU Professor Advocates Social Networking in K-12 Education, Indiana Public Media, Shameka Neely
August 31, 2009 - Blog post, ahsiladraw's Blog for 685, Bonk's radio interview on "State of Affairs" about World is Open book
August 29, 2009 - Blog post, Grand Travers Independent Scholars Association, Author and Idea Spotlight: Dr. Curtis Bonk
August 27, 2009 - Blog post, TerranceOnline: An eLearning Resource Center, The World Is Open, Terence Armentano
August 27, 2009 - Blog post, Effective Teaching, Quality Instruction and Professional Development, The "New" Development, David Peter
August 25, 2009 - Blog post, Indiana Intellectual Property & Technology Blog, What I am Reading: The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education, Kenan L. Farrell
August 24, 2009 - Blog post at GETideas.org, Thought Leaders Blog: Learning and Leadership in the Open Education Age, Dr. Curtis J. Bonk
August 19, 2009 - Blog post, Sweeps4Bloggers: A Happy Place for Giveaways and Reviews, Valerie Mitchell
August 18, 2009 - Livemocha Community Blog, Shirley Yiong, "The World is Open"
August 13, 2009 - Blog post, Free Technology for Teachers: A Short Geology Lesson: And "24/7 Learning", Richard Byrne
August 11, 2009 - Blog post, Free Technology for Teachers: Follow Along as I Read The World Is Open, Richard Byrne
August 10, 2009 - Book Blog: Where Reading Takes Priority, New Review Book Arrived: The World is Open by Curtis J. Bonk, J. Kaye
August 8, 2009 - Blog Post, Meep, Open Courseware... the government version
August 8, 2009 - Blog post, Blog Fully: Reviews and Giveaways, Read-it Roundup 2
August 4, 2009 - "Reviewing The World is Open, by Curt Bonk" by Paige Crutcher, Nashville Examiner
August 3, 2009 - Obama's Great Course Giveaway: Clues to a grand online-education plan emerge from the college and the experts that may have inspired it, by Marc Parry, Wired Chronicle of Higher Education
August 2, 2009 - "Spotlighting Author: Curt Bonk" book by Paige Crutcher, Nashville Examiner
August, 2009 - "Executive Ed Goes Hybrid: A mix of online and face-to-face learning is putting a fresh focus on results that make a lasting impact", Continental: The Inflight Magazine of Continental Airlines: August 2009, Special Section: Executive Ed [Download PDF]
July 31, 2009 - Curtis Bonk is named to the Executive Committee of Global Learn 2010 - Global Conference on Learning and Technology.
July 30, 2009 - Daily Spotlight on Education, Cool Cat Teacher Blog, Vicki Davis
July 28, 2009 - Blog post on "The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education" book, by Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus & Director OTEL (Office of Technology and Enhanced Learning), University of Illinois at Springfield Online
July 27, 2009 - Vision's a must for EVSC netbooks: Expert says laptops can open new doors by John Martin
July 20, 2009 - The "flat" world is "open;" how technology is changing education (Note: includes 5 short mp3 files from the interview) School of Education professor's new book outlines the complex world of learning today (IU Press Release)
July 15, 2009 - Bonk to appear in "Issues in Education" seminar at the Indiana University School of Education
July 13, 2009 - Tim Holt's Intended Consequences Podcasts on: The World is Open: Now, WE-ALL-LEARN with Web Technology, also see: Intended Consequences Blog: Thoughts on Bonk
July, 2009 - Videostream talk on the World is Open book (from Ed Media Conference invited talk) sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
July, 2009 - The World is Open for a Reason: No, Make that 30 Reasons! in eLearn Magazine By Dr. Curtis J. Bonk
June 8, 2009 - "The Training World is Wide" By Dr. Curtis J. Bonk, in Manage Smarter: Training Magazine
May 20, 2009 - Blog post, eCornell, Will the Old Ivy Be Replaced by the Virtual Classroom, David Shoemaker
May, 2009 - Executive Briefing, "The Future of Education is Open" by Mike Prokopeak appears in Chief Learning Officer magazine.
February 9, 2009 - Dr. Curtis Bonk gives a presentation on Blended Learning at Dubai Men's College.
February 5, 2009 - Article in Zawya, UAE. Dr. Curtis Bonk gives a presentation on Blended Learning at Dubai Men's College. http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090205053713
2008
October 20, 2008 - Curt Bonk was filmed in Dallas for a
STARLINK program on blended
learning (the actual title is "Strategies from the Front Line: Best
Practices from Hybrid Instructors"). STARLINK is an agency of the
Texas Association of Community Colleges. It provides professional
development for 140 colleges and universities in 24 states and
Canada. This particular 60 minute program is now available in a
streaming-video format and later in DVD. Four faculty were interviewed
for this broadcast. Available online until November 3, 2008 and then
in DVD format only (requires membership).
Flyer: http://www.starlinktraining.org/Programs/Programs2009/oct20.asp
Resource Packet: http://www.starlinktraining.org/packets2009/resourcepackets2009.asp
October, 2008 - Interviewed for article in daily Moscow paper, "Mir Novostei"
March 19, 2008 - Deccan Herald, India, March 19, 2008, "Learning a language over a cup of mocha".
March 11, 2008 - Quoted in article for Edutopia, "Word up: Bringing the world's languages to your classroom," by Laila Weir, see http://www.edutopia.org/online-language-resources
March 7, 2008 - Interviewed for article in "The Review," University of Delaware student paper, article called "Livemocha," by Maddie Thomas.
February 17, 2008 - Quoted for New York Times article, "Learning from a native speaker, without leaving your home," by Anne Eisenberg.
February 17, 2008 - International Herald Tribune, "Language lessons could be just a click away".