KM in Education

Bay Area Forum addressing IP rights for educational content

On Wednesday, June 15, the Bay Area Education Leaders Forum will hold its second event at WestEd in San Francisco.  Neeru Paharia, the Executive Director of Creative Commons will lead a discussion on digital rights for educational content. As educators post more and more online content, many issues are emerging around what is appropriate to distribute, share and use. How do educators define intellectual property rights? In a culture which takes sharing content for granted, IP rights becomes controversial for educational stakeholders attempting to generate revenue from the educational knowledge they create and share to help teachers and schools. For further event details, consult ISKME's website.

Return to the Blogging Space

This winter, after I finally resigned myself to finding part-time income with corporate contracting, my exploration of educational career options took an exciting twist.

The Bay Area Education Leaders Forum, which I had discussed last summer with Lisa Petrides of ISKME, became a reality. IBM graciously sponsored our kickoff event on February 17, 2005 at WestEd in San Francisco.  Despite the miserable weather, we had a great turnout for a panel discussion on learning within educational organizations. Everyone enjoyed the discussion and insights shared by panelists from Leadership High School in San Francisco, the Stupski Foundation, the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative (BASRC), and New Schools Venture Fund.

The same week, I launched my new career, as the project manager of the district redesign initiative at Oakland Unified School District. The position greatly exceeded my expectations. I feel incredibly lucky to have joined such a talented team dedicated to the challenge of improving student achievement through district transformation.

Unfortunately, with the rush of activity, my weblog has been too long neglected. In the coming weeks, I hope to change that.