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A conversation with Martin Dougiamas about ICT and Education

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Martin Dougiamas is the creator of the Moodle open-source software project. I have collaborated with him extensively in the past. A few weeks ago, Martin was kind enough to come to visit me at LISA (Laboratori d’Inovació i Suport Audiovisual del ICE de la UPC) where we had a conversation for over an hour and a half about Education, Innovation, and many other things.