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5 juillet 2019

Learning Objects: Their Use, Their Potential, and Why They Are Not Dead Yet

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Stephen Downes[Edit][Delete]: Learning Objects: Their Use, Their Potential, and Why They Are Not Dead Yet, July 27, 2006

No conference summaries today, because I delivered a tlk first thing this morning. What I did was to outline the traditional concept of learning objects, point to the major objections, and outline how Web 2.0 reshapes our understanding of learning objects. Slides and MP3 Audio are available online; not sure how it sounds because I haven't listened to it yet and had to use a hacked together upload (FTP is blocked here). [Tags: Learning Objects, Web 2.0, Podcasting]. More...

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5 juillet 2019

In a Globalised World, Mediocre Teaching is Doomed

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Peter Wood[Edit][Delete]: In a Globalised World, Mediocre Teaching is Doomed, Mercator Net [Edit][Delete] July 26, 2006

Why, you ask? "In the United States, more and more families are opting out of public schools for home schooling, private schools, and charter schools. Parents are ambitious for their children and don't want to jeopardise their futures by giving them intellectually impoverished educations." Of course, this doesn't eliminate mediocre teaching, it merely ensures that rich people will not have to suffer it. And who is at fault here? The unions, of course. Sheesh. George Siemens linked to this today.In any case, the entire premise is wrong. The rich will get personalized service, as they always do, and pay way too much for it. As for the rest of us plebes, online technologies will greatly reduce the gap, allowing even mediocre teaching to be more than enough to suffice. More...

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5 juillet 2019

Information Literacy for 21st Century Learners

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Joyce Valenza[Edit][Delete]: Information Literacy for 21st Century Learners, July 26, 2006

I haven't looked at this, but George Siemens writes, "Joyce Valenza has posted a great .ppt resource on Information Literacy for 21st Century Learners. She brings together tools like blogs, wikis, podcasts...and contrasts the nature of learners today with the nature of effective research (using sources beyond Google). She covers a significant swath (though much of it at an introductory level). More...

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5 juillet 2019

ICT in Education in Colombia

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Stephen Downes[Edit][Delete]: ICT in Education in Colombia, Half an Hour [Edit][Delete] July 26, 2006

Today has been a busy day of papers and meetings. I have blogged four talks from this morning, all collected on my other website. ICT in Education in Colombia was first, then High-Speed Connectivity in Spain and the World, then Internet 2: Educational Uses of Advanced Networks and finally Inter-Institutional Academic Networks. This afternoon was talken up with meetings with university and education ministry officials, so I didn't have time to do much reading. I have some photos, and many more will follow soon. Bogota is an endlessly interesting, diverse and exciting city, one that I have come to appreciate a lot in the time I have been here. [Tags: Web Logs, Networks, Academics and Academia]. More...

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5 juillet 2019

Back From BLC

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Darren Kuropatwa[Edit][Delete]: Back From BLC, A Difference [Edit][Delete] July 25, 2006

Quick look at the Building Learning Communities conference, useful most of all because of the links to numerous edubloggers, many of whom are new to me (this community is growing by leaps and bounds). More...

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5 juillet 2019

Once again, The Chronicle Explores the Perils of Scholarly Blogging...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Brian Lamb[Edit][Delete]: Once again, The Chronicle Explores the Perils of Scholarly Blogging..., Abject learning [Edit][Delete]Abject Learning [Edit][Delete] July 25, 2006

I have been reading Juan Cole for a long time and have referenced him a lot in one of my other blogs. And while I respect his scholarship I am not surprised that some people would consider his promotion controversial (I would not be one of them). Still, he has handled the matter (mostly recently covered in the Chronicle, though the story is several weeks old) with a lot of class. More...

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5 juillet 2019

Teacher Development key to Tech Success

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Christopher D. Sessums[Edit][Delete]: Teacher Development key to Tech Success, Christopher D. Sessums : Weblog [Edit][Delete] July 25, 2006

I do not link to sites that required reader registration, so I am thankful to Christopher D. Sessums for quoting this article at length. The report surveys a largish poll taken of K-12 teachers about the integration of technology in the classroom, and the main result seems to be that the need for professional development is significant. That said, note Sessums's comments at the end of the article. More...

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5 juillet 2019

You Gotta Serve Someone

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. David Maister[Edit][Delete]: You Gotta Serve Someone, July 25, 2006

I bought my first 'new' Bob Dylan album in 1980. It was 'Slow Train Coming' and as I listened to the lyrics from the first song, "You gotta serve somebody," I wondered whether I had missed the boat on being a Dylan fan; perhaps his relevant work was now long behind him. It turns out the advice in the song was rather more relevant than I would have expected, though I was not wise enough at the time to see why. "It's the paradox of professionalism: the more you put yourself first, the less people want to work with you and the less of life's rewards you get. The more you focus on serving others, the more they want to be with you and give you what you want." Yes, it's also in Carnegie. More...

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5 juillet 2019

Bogota, Colombia

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Stephen Downes[Edit][Delete]: Bogota, Colombia, July 25, 2006
I meant to send a newsletter yesterday, but I ended up in Panama instead. But I did have a nice few hours in New York on the way; here are my New York photos (amazing what you can do in four hours). Anyhow, after a late arrival last night, I am now settled into my hotel room here in Bogota, Colombia, where I will be speaking on learning objects and repositories at a national conference. More, much more, to come in the days ahead. [Tags: Learning Objects, Learning Object Repositories, Newsletters, Flickr]. More...

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5 juillet 2019

The HUB (School Your Way)

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Unattributed[Edit][Delete]: The HUB (School Your Way), WalMart [Edit][Delete] July 21, 2006

Marc Canter linked to this with the suggestion that the people in this online community are not real. It's hard not to agree; this seems to be a pretty clear example of astroturfing. But what is the message? Not good: for boys, school is all about playing sports and having fun. For girls, it's all about shopping, style, and having fun. The site promotes a message of "do your own thing" - but it's mostly about conformity and consumption. And for both guys and girls (or "ladies") three of the five "hot" outfits include military wear. More...

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