Keynote presentation for Camosun College's Walls Optional Conference by Dr. Alec Couros, May 1st, 2009, in Victoria, BC, Canada.
Full video of the presentation is available here: http://disted.camosun.bc.ca/wallsoptional/2009/resources/keynote.htm
Full Keynote.app (Mac) version available for download here: http://www.box.net/shared/yud86u9811
25. knowledge
what is k?
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how is k acquired?
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how do we know what
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we know?
why do we know what
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we know?
what do humans know?
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who controls k?
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how is k controlled?
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26. assumptions re: school
knowledge is scarce
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access can be controlled
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boundaries make sense
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expertise rests only in individuals
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learning can be managed
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change is slow
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institutions can rest on reputation
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we can predict the future
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is the best way to learn
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27. reactions: forms of openness
open education
free software
open source software
open educational resources
open content
open access publication
open access courses open teaching
open accreditation
28. how are creative works
produced and shared?
cathedral vs. the bazaar
29. how we view knowledge
and creative works
copyright/copyleft/commons
42. Each technology
creates a new
environment.
The old environment
becomes content for
the new environment.
The effects of media
come from their form
not their content.
46. media literacy
Accessing, analyzing,
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evaluating, and creating
messages in a variety of
forms.
• Enable skillful creators,
consumers, and
disseminators of media.
• Facilitate an
understanding of
strengths, weaknesses,
and influences of media
forms.
62. connecting
become a learner (again)
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experiment with the tools
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learn to read new media
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explore online communities
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participate in web and f2f events
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be critical, but open-minded
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it begins with a single
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connection, but you will be
embraced by the network
65. Don’t limit a child to your
own learning, for he was born
in another time. ~Tagore
web: couros.ca
twitter: courosa
google: couros
alec.couros@uregina.ca
66. Videos:
Barcelona 1908
Open Doctrine
Cisco Telepresence
Anthro Intro to Youtube
Mother of All Funk Chords
EC&I 831 Course Trailer
Tweenbots
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