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| Page 1 of 3 | Previous | Next | STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR APRIL 25, 2009 New Technology Supporting Informal Learning This work, in turn, is suggesting and supporting the model of learning described in the first section, that of a course network supporting and informing an ever-shifting set of course episodes. This is the basis for the models and strategies that characterize what has come to be called informal learning. Why is this necessary? 2007). | STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR APRIL 12, 2010 Collaboration and Cooperation Interactivity - in the case of a collaboration, information typically diffuses from the centre to the periphery as people receive their 'marching orders'. Management, structure and hierarchy govern the connections and flow of information. I was asked, by email: I was very interested in your distinction Groups vs Networks. | | | | | | | STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR NOVEMBER 16, 2008 The Future of Online Learning: Ten Years On What we have begun to notice with online learning, however, is a decreasing emphasis on this formal style of learning, and an increasing emphasis on what has come to be called informal learning. Chivers, 2006) In the case of informal learning, students are not constrained by the limits of the classroom model. O'Reilly, 2005) Web 2.0 | STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR AUGUST 30, 2006 Things You Really Need to Learn Though your school will never teach you this, find a basic book on informal logic (it will have a title like ' critical thinking ' or something like that). Every day, subject at least one piece of information (a newspaper column, a blog post, a classroom lecture) to thorough scrutiny. Information on all of these can be found online. | STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR FEBRUARY 3, 2007 What Connectivism Is These follow from the theory I describe and inform many of the considerations people like George Siemens have rendered into practical prescriptions. It shares with some other theories a core proposition, that knowledge is not acquired, as though it were a thing. Connectivism is, by contrast, 'connectionist'. a syntax)? Hume on this). | STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 How to Write Articles and Essays Quickly and Expertly Finally, a description provides information about some object, person, or state of affairs. Introduction: Four Types of Discursive Writing From time to time people express amazement at how I can get so much done. I, of course, aware of the many hours I have idled away doing nothing, demur. Nonetheless, these people do have a point. And so on. | | | | | | | | | - Review: The Edupunks' Guide, by Anya Kamenetz
People for whom the transformation of education is a matter of academic interest in the narrow sense--you may be interested in informal, uncodable and untranslatable forms of self-learning, Marco, but there is no indication on RateMyProfessor.com that you refuse to give grades or credits." Let me explain. Content - the skills and knowledge. MORE >> -
STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2011 How to Get the Most out of a Conference If you're giving a talk, have clothes designated especially for your talk - wear nice clothes when you present, even if it's informal. completely planned before you have all the information you need. that leave only tantalizing glimpses. This is the case for an entry that came out today, How to Get the Most out of the Conference. MORE >> -
STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012 E-Learning Generations These generations of have informed the shape of onlinelearning as it exists today, and will help us understand something of thedirection it will take in the future. It was also the time I firstbegan using email, the time I began using the Usenet bulletin Board system, andthe time I first began using online information systems such as Gopher. MORE >> - The Role of Open Educational Resources in Personal Learning
There’s the whole way of representing information from thesemantic web – RSS, geography, Friend-of-a-Friend, so on, a whole open learningecosystem and not just a smallish network, still waiting to be grown. This presentation is mine and ifyou want to share it with people, go ahead and share it. No problem at all. And, they are networks. MORE >> -
STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 An Operating System for the Mind Interestingly, that's how many people used to think of electronic information systems - as mechanisms into which you input facts to facilitate easy discovery and retrieval. You need new skills to be able to select and prioritize information, and the skills of a person who just watched and learned are not enough. Second. Third. Fourth. MORE >>
- Blogs in Education STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009
- Five Key Questions STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
- The Personal Network Effect STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2007
- Social Media: An Interview STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
- Refuting Every Point STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
- The Form of Informal STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2006
- What Not To Build STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2009
- New Forms of Assessment: measuring what you contribute rather than what you collect STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012
- Critical Thinking in the Classroom STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009
- Knowledge, Learning and Community STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012
- The OER Debate, In Full STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011
- The New Nature of Knowledge STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009
- Not the Edublog Award Winners STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007
- Connectivism and Transculturality STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
- Creating the Connectivist Course STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
- Ten Futures STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
- How to Participate in the MOOC STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
- Types of Knowledge and Connective Knowledge STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
- Martian Dougiamas on Moodle STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011
- Stager, Logo and Web 2.0 STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
- Free Learning and Control Learning: On the So-Called Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2007
- Sustainability and MOOCs in Historical Perspective STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013
- Whatever STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
- Online Newspaper Software STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011
- MOOCs and the OPAL Quality Clearinghouse STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011
- Kirschner, Sweller, Clark (2006) - Summary STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007
- Groups vs Networks: The Class Struggle Continues STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2007
- What Is Democracy In Education STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010
- Beyond Essays: Web 2.1 and the World of the Multimedia Collage STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008
- To The School or Classroom 2.0 Advocates STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007
- How to Participate in the MOOC - 2 STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
- Last Year's eLearn Magazine Predictions STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008
- The Google Ecosystem STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2011
- McLuhan - Understanding Media - Summary of Chapters 11-14 STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013
- Experts and Empowerment STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
- What Networks Have In Common STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2011
- Should All Learning Professionals be Blogging? STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2006
- Learning in the Digital Age: The Reality and the Myth STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
- The Robot Teachers STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
- E-Learning: Générations STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012
- BlogForever Interview STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011
- What's Wrong With Creative Commons STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- Kirschner, Sweller, Clark (2006) - Readings STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007
- Some Recent MOOCs (March-April, 2013) STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013
- A New Website, Part One - Setting the Stage STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2006
- Managing Your Blog Entry - 11 Better Tips STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006
- Connectivism as Epistemology STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012
- The Cloud and Collaboration STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009
- Knowledge Transfer STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011
- The Most Important Question STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
- Theoretical Synergies STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011
- Questioning Pedagogy STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010
- Czech Course Followup Questions STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011
- On Wikileaks STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
- The Great Rebranding STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013
- The Great Convergence STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010
- Live Skype on Radio #ds106 STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011
- Poverty and Technology STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009
- The Reality of Virtual Learning STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2008
- What Is Left? STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
- Future Learning Interview STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
- K-12 MOOCs and Communities STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
- One Bad Experience STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
- CN1376 AcadMOOC STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013
- Designing and Implementing MOOCs that Maximize Student Learning STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013
- The Secreted Life of Bees STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010
- My Personal Passion Trajectory STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2010
- The Monkeysphere Ideology STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009
- A Theme Park E-Learning Application STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013
- 2012 in Words and Pictures STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Pew Report Interview STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2010
- Predators and Producers: Whither Flat World STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
- ds106 Radio STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011
- Being a Philosopher STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
- MOOC Provider Panel: Coursera, Academic Partnerships, Instructure, edX STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013
- Argentina STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2010
- Notes from Tallinn STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
- Online Learning Environment - 1999 STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010
- Reading Globally STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2010
- TTI Vanguard Conference Notes - 5 STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010
- Passwords on gRSShopper STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
- Progress and Learning STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
- Future Work STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
- Questions from students at Vancouver Island University STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
- Critical Thinking and Knowledge Domains STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
- Badges and How I'd Make Them STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2012
- Free and Not Free STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012
- LCT Poll STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012
- Capitalists and Parking Spots STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2010
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