learning networks
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Stephen Downes, private presentation, December 15, 2005TRANSCRIPT
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Learning Networks
Stephen DownesNational Research Council Canada
December 15, 2005
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The New Empowerment
• The millenials – a generation that has become empowered
• Cluetrain – evolution from consumption to co-production
• Learner centered design – the interdependence between teacher and learner – a sharing of power
http://www.cluetrain.com/
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Empowering Technology
• The Interactive Web (Web 2.0)• Blogs, CMSs, Wikis• Podcasts, screencasts, video• Instant messaging, Skype• Wireless access, the mobile
web
• This is how it happens…• Where do we go next?
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Learning as a network phenomenon…
• Web of user-generated content (eg. Wikipedia)…
• Social networks and communities (entails a genuinely portable (and owned) identity
• Networks of interactions (aggregate, remix, repurpose, feed forward) – syndication
• The personal learning centre
Learning…
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Foundational Ideas…
• Connectivism - knowledge resides in a diversity of opinions http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm
• Open Access - file-sharing, open source, open content http://creativecommons.org/ http://www.soros.org/openaccess/
• The Open Society – transparency, accountability, partnerships http://www.nplc.com/
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Radical Ideas…
Three Principles of Effective E-Learning:
• Interaction – participation in a learning community (aka a community of practice)
• Usability – simplicity and consistency
• Relevance – aka salience, that is, learning that is relevant to you, now
More on these…
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E-Learning 2.0…
http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=29-1
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Architecture
Rethinking Learning Resources…
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Resource Profiles
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Resource Production
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Repositories
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Rights
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Resource Aggregation
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Common Environment
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Personal Identity
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Environment Interface
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Syndication
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Community
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