Openness under your nose

Let's all pretend I've been posting really awesome stuff on this blog instead of working on an e-book that's not going to be released for a while, okay? Great. Now, what I meant to write about - the event! Any and all reading this should attend, either in person or digitally. And for those of you who aren't sure that this is something that's relevant or something the average joe would be interested in, here's a little something for you.

I work as a secretary for the Honors program here at BYU. As I was working at my desk, I couldn't help but here an conversation that took place between one of the directors and a graduate student. He was trying to convince her about how the way english and writing are taught in schools now doesn't help people for the real world. Students need to learn to create early and often, releasing and getting social feedback. He also talked about how the Ivory Tower of academia needed to be more accessible to the average person, and remove copyright restrictions that limited who could view and use research. He went on and on, basically covering every single digital concept we talked about in class. As he was walking out, I did the obvious thing, and invited him to the event (although honestly, he probably could've presented as passionate about it as he is). I showed him the event website, and he seemed really excited, and said he'd tell all his friends.

So what I'm saying is that there are people out there who *actually* care about openness. Not just computer science majors, or people taking classes on openness, but real people- like English grad students. Okay, so maybe he's not a normal person per-se, but he's just one example of the few people I've bumped into this week who have expressed interest in openness. It's an important topic, folks! It affects people, and it has the potential to shape their futures! So, let's invite them all to this even and connect, collaborate, and create.

April 11, 7-8:30
Be there or be square!