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23 août 2016

In the future you will own nothing and have access to everything

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. In the future you will own nothing and have access to everything
Kevin Kelly, BoingBoing, 2016/07/18
Kevin Kelly has a long history of being wrong about the future and his streak will continue with this article. The world he depicts here is not some sort Star Trek Federation economy or socialist ideal - it's an end-state for a capitalist dream, where all ownership has been consolidated in corporations and individual people have nothing of their own. More...

23 août 2016

4 reasons 4 billion people are still offline

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 4 reasons 4 billion people are still offline
Donald Armbrecht, World Economic Forum, 2016/07/18

This is a summary of a study from Facebook, and it's important to keep in mind that Facebook is lobbying for a limited Facebook-only version of the internet in poorer countries. More...

23 août 2016

The Perils of Using Technology to Solve Other People's Problems

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Perils of Using Technology to Solve Other People's Problems
Ethan Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2016/07/12

"Many hard problems require you to step back and consider whether you’re solving the right problem," writes Ethan Zuckermaan in this excellent article. More...

23 août 2016

A Design-Based Approach To Teachers’ Professional Learning

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Design-Based Approach To Teachers’ Professional Learning
Sharon Friesen, Michele Jacobsen, CEA Blog, 2016/07/12

In this short article Sharon Friesen and Michele Jacobsen quote Carl Bereiter in support of design-based research and learning. More...

23 août 2016

Learn by doing: Why work-integrated learning works

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Learn by doing: Why work-integrated learning works
Anne Sado, Tom Jenkins, Elizabeth Cannon, iPolitics, 2016/07/12
Certainly I am in support of the idea that work and learning ought to be more closely linked. So I am in general supportive of the idea that "post-secondary students should have access to some form of work-integrated learning." But I believe the push should come in the opposite direction from that proposed by these authors from the Business/Higher Education Roundtable, particularly with respect to the role of business. More...

23 août 2016

Open Content Initiative Call for Proposals

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Open Content Initiative Call for Proposals
eCampus Ontario, 2016/07/29

eCampus Ontario (which is welcoming David Porter as its new CEO) is launching an open content initiative. The call for proposals (27 page PDF) is available for download. More...

23 août 2016

Yahoo Has a Tool that Can Catch Online Abuse Surprisingly Well

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Yahoo Has a Tool that Can Catch Online Abuse Surprisingly Well
Will Knight, MIT Technology review, 2016/07/29

Interestingly, the term 'surprisingly well' in the headline still means 'far from perfect'. The Yahoo tool uses keywords and word phrases to catch abusive emails, but finds it difficult to go deeper. More...

23 août 2016

Disruptive Innovations in Learning

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Disruptive Innovations in Learning
Stephen Downes, Jul 27, 2016, , Bangkok, Thailand

In this presentation I outline the characteristics of innovation and consider them in the light of educational technology. I survey some major innovations and question them from the perspective of idea, benefit and execution. Then I look at the changing nature of benefits in education and take learning beyond innovation and into transformation. More...

23 août 2016

Connectivism, MOOCs and Innovation

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Connectivism, MOOCs and Innovation
Stephen Downes, Jul 25, 2016, MOOC and Innovation Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand

In this presentation I outline the major elements of connectivism as a learning theory, show how this informed the development and design of our massive open online courses (MOOCs), and then discuss the role played by open educational resources in a learning community. More...

23 août 2016

Developing a Personal Learning Infrastructure

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Developing a Personal Learning Infrastructure
Stephen Downes, Jul 29, 2016, TCU International e-Learning Conference 2016, Bangkok, Thailand. More...

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