When Information and Interaction Change
I listened to this presentation from George Siemens this afternoon. He associates our attitude toward information with progress in society. "The more broadly we are connected to individuals of diverse viewpoints... the better we understand that subject area." What I like is the relation between the idea of associative trails between people and associative trails between bits of information. More...
Learning 2.0: A Study On the Impact of Web 2.0 Innovations On Education and Training in Europe
From the newsletter: "IPTS will set up a database comprising examples of initiatives that use social computing for learning. We invite all learning stakeholders in Europe to submit information on as many innovative Learning 2.0 projects as possible to our database." I see no reason why people with learning 2.0 projects outside Europe should also submit information. More...
Designing and Developing E-Learning Projects: A Three-Tiered Approach
Saul Carliner excerts from his forthcoming book, The E-learning Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Online Learning , in eLearn magazine, identifying three major types of projects, from small (bronze) to huge (gold). More...
The Apple
Via WikiEducator, a link to yet another educational community, The Apple. Cap Capozzoli writes, "I have joined recently and find that I am only discussing topics with other educators from around the world. Take a look at it if you are interested in joining a network specifically geared towards teachers and education. Some great resources and people!!!" More spreading of the meme, maybe - but it's still worth a look. More...
The End of Religion and the End of School
The parallel between religion and education, at least historically, is clear. I once commented, "Defenders of the faith have to show why a laying of the hands is essential to their art - an impossible challenge, because it amounts to quantifying the aethereal." Which applies equally to the church and to the school. More...
Maybe We All Own the MLE After All
The invalidation of the Blackboard patent riday caught the attention of numerous writers over the week-end. The Chronicle's coverage, which added no new information, was linked by many. Meanwhile, Michael feldstein catches Blackboard playing fast and loose with statistics. More...
Diigo User Communities
It was like a tidal wave over the weekend as large segments of the edublogosphere discovered the social networking and resource sharing site Diigo. The site has been around for a few months; I flagged a resource in my aggregator from Beth Kanter last September on the site. But the flood came over the weekend. Vicki Davis tried blogging directly from it on Thursday. More...
SAPO Campus session at the UNESCO OSL Seminar
SAPO Campus: a set of aggregation services integrated in a platform, an institutionally supported PLE. The PLE is built up from widgets connected to various services. More...
The Most Disturbing Presentation of the Year
If all life is learning and all learning is a game, then - ? This is the scenario depicted in this presentation. More...
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