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	*It is morally imperative to help others when it comes at no cost to oneself.		*It is morally imperative to help others when it comes at no cost to oneself.

	*The marginal cost in the reproduction and transmission of information rapidly ~~approaches~~ zero.		*The marginal cost in the reproduction and transmission of information is rapidly approaching zero.

	*There exists a growing disparity in global levels of wealth and education.		*There exists a growing disparity in global levels of wealth and education.

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	1) Faculty should make syllabi, reading lists, and other course materials that they deem appropriate available freely from a centralized ~~online~~ repository.		1) Faculty should make syllabi, reading lists, and other course materials that they deem appropriate available freely from a centralized digital repository accessible by all.

	2) Institutions of higher education should provide curated and peer-reviewed platforms for both Faculty and Students to publish their work openly.		2) Institutions of higher education should provide curated and peer-reviewed platforms for both Faculty and Students to publish their work openly.

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	*We possess the technology, the means, and the intellectual capital to bridge the digital divide.		*We possess the technology, the means, and the intellectual capital to bridge the digital divide.

	In service to truth and humanity, we do hereby resolve that:		*In service to truth and humanity, we do hereby resolve that:

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	* Five Resolutions for the Future of Education*		* Five Resolutions for the Future of Education*

	*Whereas ~~we value truth and humanity, it is morally imperative to help others when it comes at no cost to oneself.~~		*Whereas:

	*The marginal cost in the reproduction and transmission of information rapidly approaches zero~~, yet there~~ exists a growing disparity in global levels of wealth and education,		*We believe that knowledge is power.

			*It is morally imperative to help others when it comes at no cost to oneself.

			*The marginal cost in the reproduction and transmission of information rapidly approaches zero.

			*There exists a growing disparity in global levels of wealth and education.

	*~~As members of an academic community we~~ possess the technology, the means, and the intellectual capital to bridge ~~that gap~~		*We possess the technology, the means, and the intellectual capital to bridge the digital divide.

	*We believe that ~~knowledge is power.~~		In service to truth and humanity, we do hereby resolve that:



	1) We should ~~build a system that is capable of ensuring that our~~ course materials ~~are made~~ freely ~~available to the public~~.		1) Faculty should make syllabi, reading lists, and other course materials that they deem appropriate available freely from a centralized online repository.

	2) Institutions of higher education should provide ~~a platform~~ for both Faculty and Students to publish their work.		2) Institutions of higher education should provide curated and peer-reviewed platforms for both Faculty and Students to publish their work openly.

	3) Academics should help to make public discourse more civil and better informed.		3) Academics should help to make public discourse more civil and better informed.

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	* Five Resolutions for the Future of Education*		* Five Resolutions for the Future of Education*

	Whereas we value truth and humanity, it is morally imperative to help others when it comes at no cost to oneself.		*Whereas we value truth and humanity, it is morally imperative to help others when it comes at no cost to oneself.

	The marginal cost in the reproduction and transmission of information rapidly approaches zero, yet there exists a growing disparity in global levels of wealth and education,		*The marginal cost in the reproduction and transmission of information rapidly approaches zero, yet there exists a growing disparity in global levels of wealth and education,

	As members of an academic community we possess the technology, the means, and the intellectual capital to bridge that gap		*As members of an academic community we possess the technology, the means, and the intellectual capital to bridge that gap

	We believe that knowledge is power.		*We believe that knowledge is power.



	We should build a system that is capable of ensuring that our course materials are made freely available to the public.		1) We should build a system that is capable of ensuring that our course materials are made freely available to the public.

	Institutions of higher education should provide a platform for both Faculty and Students to publish their work.		2) Institutions of higher education should provide a platform for both Faculty and Students to publish their work.

	Academics should help to make public discourse more civil and better informed.		3) Academics should help to make public discourse more civil and better informed.

	We should contribute to the intellectual commons that is emergent in cyberspace.		4) We should contribute to the intellectual commons that is emergent in cyberspace.

	Technical assistance should be provided to those that wish to publish online but are unable to do so.		5) Technical assistance should be provided to those that wish to publish online but are unable to do so.

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	* Five Resolutions for the Future of Education*		* Five Resolutions for the Future of Education*

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	We should build a system that is capable of ensuring that our course materials are made freely available to the public.		We should build a system that is capable of ensuring that our course materials are made freely available to the public.

	Institutions of ~~higer~~ education should to provide a platform for both Faculty and Students to publish their work.		Institutions of higher education should provide a platform for both Faculty and Students to publish their work.

	Academics should help to make public discourse more civil and better informed.		Academics should help to make public discourse more civil and better informed.

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* Five Resolutions for the Future of Education*

Whereas we value truth and humanity, it is morally imperative to help others when it comes at no cost to oneself.

The marginal cost in the reproduction and transmission of information rapidly approaches zero, yet there exists a growing disparity in global levels of wealth and education,

As members of an academic community we possess the technology, the means, and the intellectual capital to bridge that gap

We believe that knowledge is power.

We should build a system that is capable of ensuring that our course materials are made freely available to the public.

Institutions of higer education should to provide a platform for both Faculty and Students to publish their work.

Academics should help to make public discourse more civil and better informed.

We should contribute to the intellectual commons that is emergent in cyberspace.

Technical assistance should be provided to those that wish to publish online but are unable to do so.