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Build the Society that Pleases You Most
@fredgarnett
#makesense
We are all born curious
But we all express it differently
Some play, some act, some organise,
Some study, some discuss… &
If you trust this human diversity
We will figure things out
We all want to learn
In unique ways that makesense to us
Education preps us for one society
But learning is, mimetic, social, emergent
Yet in building our nation-states
only certain kinds of instruction are valued
“Technology is the essence of politics”
But are we e-enabling or transforming?
You cannot benchmark the future
So how do we makesense of what might be
P A HTeacher
School
Teacher/Learner
Learner
Research
Cognition Epistemic Cognition
Meta-Cognition
Adult
You need “development frameworks”
scaffolding & supporting new thinking; PAH
I’ve been building edtech since 1995
Must be; learner-centric, social, trusting
Learning about new futures, new contexts
Needs new metaphors, new concepts; EoR
We created the Emergent Learning Model
Adapting i2020 around informal learning
Developed Emergent Projects;
Ambient Learning City; Manchester
created #socialmedia Learning Models
such as; Aggregate then Curate… #MOSI-ALONG
Social Cities of Tomorrow
Some Answers
New metaphorsNew relationships
Object-centred socialityParticipative curatorial strategies
Aggregate then CuratePost-institutional thinking
Participatory CitiesSocial cities not smart cities
SURPRISE!
Technology helps reveal that we humans are
adaptive
Open, Participatory, Collaborative
SURPRISE!
Our shared #digital future can be social, creative, interactive, personal, and; ………… ..self-determined.
What most pleases us!
Oct 2011 the University Project
Oct 2011 University Project; Hub Westminster
discussed alt.Unis & WikiQuals
Solving the problem that annoyed us most
#WikiQuals; self-accredited learning TEDx
Phillipa Young - TEDx
Change comes from the margins
From “liminal” “adjacent platforms”
We need Social Innovation
To build a network society
Folksonomy
What are YOU…most CURIOUS about?What ANNOYS… YOU the MOST?
not TaxonomyWhat PLEASES! You the MOST?Can you use your GROUP GENIUS to #makesense of our future?
Build the Future that #pleases you most
By Solving the Problem that annoys you most
Build the Future that #pleases you most’ Resources
I Am Curious; DigitalEmergent Learning ModelEcology of Resources modelAggregate then CurateEverything is a MetaphorSocial Cities of TomorrowThe University ProjectWikiQuals blogWikiQuals presentationPhillipa Young – WikiSqolar TEDx TalkOpen Learning & Networked SocietyWhere Good Ideas come fromSocial Innovation for a network societyGroup GeniusContact @fredgarnett
