E-learning Manifesto
International Journal on E-Learning,
Feb 11, 2003
I think just about every educational weblogger got spammed today with this announcement, along with who knows how many other people. "The International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL) has completed publication of its premiere year of articles." Well fine. But check out the manefesto from volume 1, number 1 (to which I link here). "With the commercialization of the Internet, the on-line learning community is being threatened. This environment, originally developed to support the knowledge and growth of individuals and communities, is being diverted by marketing interests. The user who is in search of information is bombarded with extraneous screens and messages designed to lure them to this site or that product. Private user information is captured without notice and used for a variety of commercial purposes." This makes sense to me, so I clicked on the link to read more. After collecting my personal information, the site then demanded money. So with Volume 1, Number 1, article 1, the IJEL violated my trust. It's pretty bad when the ideas and opinions of those of us working for a free and open internet are packaged, sold and spammed as just so much more marketing drivel. Sheesh.
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