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Library 2.0 - no fiction librarian?

November 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

This story of a school library dispensing with the fiction librarian post filled me with sadness.  The reason given was  ‘a move towards the relocation and redistribution of non-fiction and fiction resources in the light of the new developments in a virtual-learning environment and interactive learning’.  The thought that budget was being diverted to the […]

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Tags: Books · CCK08 · Fun · Learning Technology

Education in an ‘Open’ future

November 19th, 2008 · 5 Comments

How can education change in a connected world?
This blog post was in answer to a question on the CCK08 forum, but I enjoyed writing it so much, I thought that I would post it here as well.
Illich identified three purposes of a good education system:

“it should provide all who want to learn with access […]

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Tags: CCK08 · Learning Technology

A networked conversation

November 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Stephen Downes posted a reply to my blog post http://francesbell.com/2008/11/09/cck08-is-connectivism-a-learning-network/ at http://connect.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?post=44375.  I tried to reply there but my comment was not accepted so I am posting it here, hoping it gets picked up automatically.
I was very grateful for Stephen’s comments, as there is plenty still be ironed out (from my persective at least).  I found […]

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Tags: CCK08 · Learning Technology

CCK08 Is Connectivism a Learning Network?

November 9th, 2008 · 17 Comments

CCK08
Connectivism is presented as a theory of learning for the network age, where learning is something that takes place within networks of humans and non-humans, including objects, and connections mediated by digital networks and devices. The growth of the Internet, connected digital media are seen as the backdrop for the development of a new theory […]

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Tags: CCK08 · Learning Technology

Avoiding link rot

November 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

We have all experienced link rot  (even if we don’t call it that). 

Webcite is an antidote, explained here in Wikipedia. Initiated by an author or citer, a web page is archived publicly so that the link can be preserved for any article that cites it.
I haven’t used it yet, and would be interested to know how others […]

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Tags: Learning Technology · Research