ELearning 2 0 Stephen Downes National Research Council

E-Learning 2. 0 Stephen Downes National Research Council Canada June 1, 2005

Trends • Assume Technology The Millennials • Multitask / Multi. Info • Twitch Speed • Institutions Irrelevant http: //www. abanet. org/lpm/lpt/arti cles/mgt 08044. html - ABANet http: //www. educause. edu/educatin gthenetgen - EDUCAUSE http: //online. bcit. ca/sidebars/04 september/inside-out-1. htm

Trends • Networked Markets Cluetrain • Conversation • Tear Down the Wall • De-cloaking, getting personal http: //www. cluetrain. com/

Trends • Autonomy - Choice Learner Centered Design • Active Learning • Interdependence between teacher and learner - power http: //www. aishe. org/readi ngs/2005 -1/oneillmcmahon. Tues_19 th_Oct_SCL. html O’Neill and Mc. Mahon http: //pdonline. ascd. org/pd_online/dol 02/1992 marzano_chapter 1. html

Trends • Knowledge resides in a diversity of opinions Connectivism • Nurturing and maintaining connections • Patterns, currency • Decision-making as a learning process http: //www. elearnspace. org/Art icles/connectivism. htm Siemens http: //www. usdla. org/html/journal/FEB 02_Issue/article 01. html

Trends • The Copyright Debate Open Access • Napster, file-sharing • Open source, open content http: //creativecommons. org/ Creative Commons http: //www. soros. org/openaccess/ - BOAI http: //www. downes. ca/cgibin/website/view. cgi? dbs=Article&key=1041 806822 http: //www. tpl. toronto. on. ca/abo_his_index. jsp http: //www. downes. ca/dwiki/? id=Reusable+ Media%2 C+Social+Software+and+Openness +in+Education

Trends • Transparency The Open Society • Accountability • Partnerships http: //www. nplc. com/ - Tapscott http: //edit. mougayar. com/Open. Co rporation - Mougayar http: //smartpei. typepad. com/robert _patersons_weblog/2005/02/going _home_our_. html - Paterson

E-Learning 2. 0 • The Interactive Web The Web 2. 0 • Social networks, power laws http: //www. digitalweb. com/articles/web_2_for_desi gners/ - Mac. Manus and Porter http: //www. shirky. com/writings/p owerlaw_weblog. html - Shirkey http: //www. downes. ca/cgibin/website/view. cgi? dbs=Article &key=1109302318 - Downes http: //business 2. blogs. com/business 2 blog/retail_ecommerce/

E-Learning 2. 0 • User generated Content The Blog • Personal, opinionated • Network of interactions • Blogs and learning http: //www. educause. edu/pub/er/e rm 04/erm 0450. asp - Downes http: //www. blogger. com – Blogger http: //www. livejournal. com Live. Journal

E-Learning 2. 0 • A web of content Personal Learning • The personal learning centre http: //www. cetis. ac. uk/members/s cott/blogview? entry=2005012517 0206 - Wilson http: //elgg. net/ - ELGG http: //www. cetis. ac. uk/members/scott/blogview? entry=20050125170206

E-Learning 2. 0 Podcasts, Screencasts and Beyond • User generated multimedia http: //www. ipodder. org/ - i. Podder http: //www. flickr. com – Flickr http: //en. wikipedia. org – Wikipedia http: //www. pocketcasting. com/archives/2005/01/06/featured-podcast-for-january-2005/

E-Learning 2. 0 Content Syndication • XML generation and aggregation http: //www. google. ca/search? q=d ownes+rss – Downes http: //www. technorati. com – Technorati http: //www. blogdex. net – Blogdex http: //www. bloglines. com – Bloglines http: //petersterndesign. com/concepts. htm

E-Learning 2. 0 E-Portfolios • Space for personally created content • May be used for evaluation purposes as well http: //www. eradc. org/ – ERADC http: //eport 2. cgc. maricopa. edu/ – Chandler-Gilbert at Maricopa http: //www. members. shaw. ca/technology/assignments/presentation/2 whyuse. htm

Into the Future E-Learning Framework • Array of common processes and services http: //www. elframework. org/fram ework/ – JISC http: //www. education. tas. gov. au/admin/ict/projects/imsdoecasestudy/Le. APProject. Case. htm. L

Into the Future Ubiquitous Computing • One person – many computers http: //www. ubiq. com/hypertext/w eiser/Ubi. Home. html – Weiser http: //www. ubiq. com/hypertext/weiser/Ubi. Home. html

Into the Future Games and Simulations • Interactive environment • “Hard fun” http: //www. papert. org/articles/Doeseasyd oit. html – Papert http: //www. downes. ca/cgibin/website/view. cgi? dbs=Article&key=107938514 8 – Gee http: //www. downes. ca/cgibin/website/view. cgi? dbs=Article&key=111627437 5 - Aldrich http: //muve. gse. harvard. edu/muvees 2003/index. html

Into the Future Workflow Learning • Learning embedded in work processes http: //metatime. blogspot. com/ – Cross http: //www. flickr. com/photos/jaycross/

Into the Future Mobile Learning • Learning that travels with you http: //www. educause. edu/apps/er/ erm 05/erm 0532. asp - Wagner http: //ferl. becta. org. uk/display. cf m? page=65&catid=192&resid=51 94&printable=1 – Wood http: //lingvosoft. com/Flash. Cards-English-Arabic-for-Pocket-PC/

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