Mary Ann Bitter

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Raleigh, NC

Mary Ann Bitter is a Creative Strategist for Red Hat's Marketing Communications & Design team. She lives at the intersection of business and design and believes the open source values have never been more relevant than they are today. She is passionate about problem solving and working with people who give a damn.

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5 myths about working collaboratively

I’m a big believer in collaboration. It's one of the main tenets of the open source way and a huge part of the design process. When done right, collaboration is about finding…

Open education: A diamond in the rough

Here we are again—the dawn of a new year is upon us. I really can't believe it. It is me or do the years seem to go by faster and faster? Before we close this chapter, let’s…

UK teachers are free to choose open source curriculum

The UK Department of Education has confirmed that information and communications technology (ICT) lessons that teach children how to use Microsoft Word and PowerPoint will…

leadership through influence poster in a classroom with a teacher and students

Open for voting: "Why Open Education Matters" video competition

In March, we shared with you that Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Foundations were jointly holding a video competition. They asked the…

MIT and Harvard launch joint education venture

Harvard and MIT recently announced a joint venture they are calling edX. Beginning in the fall of 2012, edX will offer free online classes to anyone who can access the…

Your mother was right: it's better to share.

Your mother was right, so send her an e-card

Your mother was right--about a lot of things most likely--but we think your mother was right because she always told you it is better to share. Sharing is a very important…