connectionscouros : eci831 : 04.01.08

i am part of all that i have met alfred lord tennyson (1842)

old world networksbefore facebook

network visualizationsilluminate connections

raw learning objectsfood as social connector

small tools loosely joinedtechno-pedagogical philosophy

opennesstransparency

access

sharing

freedom

personal learningyours affects others

discoveryprocedural vs. navigational

literacieslife long process

immersionfor understanding

web 2.0

connectivism

social learning

creativity

conversations

democratic media

engagement

authenticityconstructivism

school 2.0

multiliteracies

buzzwords

transparency

accountability

open

proprietary

testing

collaborativecopyleft

intellectual property

empowering

simulate digital

changeconversation

advocacy

agency

we’ve reached the point in our (disparate) culture adaptation to computing and communication technology that the younger technical generations are so empowered that they are impatient and ready to jettison institutions most of the rest of us tend to think of as essential, central, even immortal. they are ready to dump our schools. bob cringely (2008)

what an incredible era to be young and talented dave cormier (2008)