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Siemens & Downes MOOC

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:16:47 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: The connectivism and connected knowledge course looks set to be both amazingly useful and extremely time consuming over the next few months.

Clip Source: ltc.umanitoba.ca

Connectivism Outline

Course Description: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is a twelve week course that will explore the concepts of connectivism and connective knowledge and explore their application as a framework for theories of teaching and learning. It will outline a connectivist understanding of educational systems of the future. This course will help participants make sense of the transformative impact of technology in teaching and learning over the last decade. The voices calling for reform do so from many perspectives, with some suggesting 'new learners' require different learning models, others suggesting reform is needed due to globalization and increased competition, and still others suggesting technology is the salvation for the shortfalls evident in the system today. While each of these views tell us about the need for change, they overlook the primary reasons why change is required.

Tags: connectivism, open-course, cck08

Digital Identity (DI) segregation

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:06:18 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: Simple, concise, view of partial identity and authenticity. How much does this really differ from real-life equivalents?

Clip Source: www.semanticpool.de

Managing your identity

Tags: di, identity, partial

Clever things, these paperbacks...

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:02:52 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: I would be interested in reading this, and not just for the experience of a layered collection of text, images and sound being presented in a paperback...

Clip Source: www.counterpoint-online.org

The Art of Identity: Memory, Myth and a Feeling of Home

Five participants of Bosnian origin were asked to create a mental map of their current identites - the result is a multi-layered collection of texts, images and sound creating an audio visual landscape which expresses a common identity.

Format:

Paperback

Tags: identity, rl, rich-story

Context sensitive answers...

Thu, 29 May 2008 07:34:19 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: I only ran across this today - the web page version is cool too. I like the way it finds the context of the word you have clicked on. Clicking on 'Justified true belief' (in quotes) pops up material on epistemiology. Cool!

Clip Source: www.answers.com

Download 1-Click AnswersTM for Windows and then Alt-Click on any word in any program on your screen for a pop-up window with a concise AnswerTip. This new feature won't interrupt your work, and if the short version of the Answer isn't enough, the full collection of sources on that topic is just a click away with the "Read more" button.

Also included in this download are a handy desktop AnswerBar and a convenient Toolbar for IE users. Firefox users can download a toolbar separately.

Tags: pop-up, context-aware, answers

eurovision tweets

Sun, 25 May 2008 10:43:56 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: I am not a Eurovision fan. But it is good to see a reporter spotting the potential power of tools like Twitter. And noticing that people have different roles in the ad hoc community which formed. I almost wish I had been following the twittering live, now.

Clip Source: www.bbc.co.uk

TV becomes social again

But last night I experienced a water cooler moment as a programme was being broadcast. It was social TV at the point of broadcast, and it was thanks to Twitter.

People were also encourage to "tag" their Eurovision comments using a hashtag, #eurovision, and so posts directly relating to the event could be followed in real time.

The interesting thing about last night was that it was totally spontaneous. There may be resistance/reluctance to doing this on a more structured, premeditated basis; but it would be an interesting experiment.

Twitter plus TV = informed viewing.

Tags: rumds08, twitter, ad hoc, community

Virtual Worlds research by BBC

Sat, 24 May 2008 12:16:56 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: Not that I was in any doubt - but there may be a question of what age they may stop being useful... maybe. I am glad the Beeb did some work on the roles which were adopted too.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Web worlds 'useful' for children

Virtual worlds can be valuable places where children rehearse what they will do in real life, reveals research.

ROLES ADOPTED DURING PLAY

Explorer-investigators

Self-stampers

Social climbers

Fighters

Collector consumers

Power users

Nurturers

Life system builders

Tags: muvenation, lll3d, roles, learning

Chicken good...

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:56:28 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: Writing style, entertaining. Hmmm hungry now...

Clip Source: textism.com

A chicken in every pot belly

Clip Source: textism.com

brining chicken, even if it is to be poached in liquid, is righteous and good.

Create about a chicken cavity’s worth (that’s a standard measurement, look it up) of a stuffing

Stuff the chicken quite tightly (cram, cram) before trussing with string.

It now dawns on me the whole reason for typing out this longish quasi-recipe is to strut about a fetish object I’ve wanted for, like, ever

Add any combination you like of aromatics like carrots, celery, onion, parsley, garlic.

Simmer for an hour or so, then remove the chicken and strain the by-now knackered vegetables from the broth to be chucked in the compost or served to rotten children.

While that is burbling away, mash together a sauce gribiche, which is just an emulsification of boiled egg yolk, mustard and olive oil into which you mix chopped sour pickles, chopped boiled egg white, capers, anchovy, chopped parsley and shallots with salt and pepper until it’s about the consistency of lumpy ketchup.

Tags: recipe

XO Laptop goodness

Thu, 22 May 2008 11:16:59 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: Yum!

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Design revamp for '$100 laptop'

The wraps have been taken off the new version of the XO laptop designed for schoolchildren in developing countries.

Tags: olpc

ARGOSI

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:13:41 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: Yup, check, all looking good to me. This is the approach I was planning on taking with some learning materials about DI, so I was pleased to run across some of Dr Whitton's team at conference (complete with marvellous fake beards - good work ladies!)

Clip Source: www.jisc.ac.uk

Alternate Reality Games for Orientation, Socialisation and Induction (ARGOSI)

An Alternate Reality Game consists of three elements: a series of challenges, an underlying narrative, and a collaborative community. While all three elements will be facilitated online, many challenges take place in the real world, and may be collaborative or individual. The ongoing story provides coherence to the challenges, and the collaborative community provides a forum for students to share information, provide hints for each other and work together. In this pilot the focus will be a single area of induction: library and information skills.

Tags: alternate-reality, games, digital-identity

Journal TOC aggregation

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:07:22 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: yet another piece of goodness from a JISC project

Clip Source: www.tictocs.ac.uk

The ticTOCs Project is piloting a free service where academics and researchers can keep up-to-date with journal Tables of Contents (TOCs). This is the beta version. Further features and enhancements will appear in the near future.

Please start by searching for TOCs, or by browsing TOCs by publisher. Then, if you click on a journal title, the latest Table of Contents will be displayed.

You can use ticTOCs to select journal TOCs and save them on your MyTOCs folder (with a "tick"). From there you can read future TOCs at your convenience, or export them as an OPML file into your favourite feed reader.

At the moment, ticTOCs has 6,591 journal Tables of Contents, with 169,011 articles, collected from 37 publishers. More journals will be added in the future.

ticTOCs Prototype 1.0 Beta version was released on Wednesday March 12th 2008.

Tags: toc, journal, aggregator

Why IP decisions can ruin your life

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:13:02 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: Social production would appear to be the way forward, and yet various things try to threaten it. Think of software patents...
I love the comment about money not always being the best motivator.

Clip Source: www.ted.com

Talks Yochai Benkler: Open-source economics

Law professor Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization. By disrupting traditional economic production, copyright law and established competition, they're paving the way for a new set of economic laws, where empowered individuals are put on a level playing field with industry giants.

Tags: open source, social production, information economy, legalities

Optimism on the climate crisis?

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:10:37 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: Reasons to be optimistic - bascially you have the chance to be a hero. You will be remembered for being the generation which saved the world from climate crisis - basically because if we don't save it, there won't be anyone around to remember us...

Clip Source: www.ted.com

Talks Al Gore: New thinking on the climate crisis

In Al Gore's brand-new slideshow (premiering exclusively on TED.com), he presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to act with a sense of "generational mission" -- the kind of feeling that brought forth the civil rights movement -- to set it right. Gore's stirring presentation is followed by a brief Q&A in which he is asked for his verdict on the current political candidates' climate policies and on what role he himself might play in future.

Tags: climate change

Mission to Learn

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:46:41 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: I wonder if I could actually remember to take up that challenge?

Clip Source: blog.missiontolearn.com

What Have I Learned at Work?

Here’s a challenge: Go into work one day soon with a personal commitment to be “hyper” conscious about everything you learn that day. Ask yourself some of the following questions as the day goes along:

Does what I am doing right now (i.e., having a conversation, participating in a meeting, completing a routine task, etc.) increase my knowledge or skill level in any significant way? How?

What might turn this activity into more of a learning experience? What do I need to do to make that happen? What could my employer do?

What could I add into my activities for today that would provide for a learning experience?

How will I apply what I am learning (at any given moment in the day) to future work at my current job, or to a future job of my dreams?

What could I take out of my activities that does not contribute to learning and would not really be missed?

Am I learning things that contribute in a meaningful way to my long-term career and life goals?

Tags: informal-learning, lifelong-learning

Free will or free won't?

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:11:07 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: A well written (apart from some typos towards the end), balanced and thoughtful piece on Mind/brain and free will/decision making, with a handful of Buddhism thrown in for good measure (which there should be, given the nature of the blog). The only bit which I balked at, but which has a grain of truth, was the comment that the scientists found a particular result because it was the one they wanted to find. Certainly often true, but in this case I am not sure that it is an entirely fair criticism.

Clip Source: integral-options.blogspot.com

How Much Control Do We Have Over Decisions and Opinions?

It doesn't look good for free will, but then (as they point out), complex decisions might be more within our control. The prefrontal cortex is considered the seat of executive function (among other things), and if there is a place in the brain where we make decisions, it is likely in the PFC.

The cool thing about GWT is that it explains how the brain can engage whole series of networks while the "mind" is engaged in some other task. This view allows that the brain is an integrated system, not merely a collection of autonomous sub-routines.

A related topic to decision-making is how we form opinions. Pysorg.com looked at some new research into how our opinions are formed as a result of our environment more than our internal beliefs. In Physicists model how we form opinions, Lisa Zyga examines the role of cultural context in forming our opinions.

Tags: consciousness, mind, brain, free-will

Instant Syndicating

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:32:29 GMT

clipped by: PatParslow
clipper's remarks: Worth a look at some point. The guy behind it added me as a friend on Facebook, which piqued my interest mildly, but a raging headache means I am not going to follow it up right now!

Clip Source: iss.im

ISS (Instant Syndicating Standards) is a set of open standards that enable people to discover and syndicate information within their social network.

ISS hopes to bring people closer together to discuss common interests and share information in a more open and democratic manner.

Tags: syndicating, standards