Stephen's Web - Details

Listing ID: 588

Title: Stephen's Web

Description: Stephen Downes works for the National Research Council, Institute for Information Technology, in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. He specializes in online learning, content syndication, and new media.

Category: Education & Training : Online Learning

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listed on: May 14, 2008 08:46:28 AM

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Ottawa - Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:26:49 -0400

We in Canada have been going through an interesting political situation recently, and so it's an exciting time to be visiting Ottawa amid all the chaos. I've been glued to the news ever since last week - I've always been a bit of a political junkie and the current situation just has me enraptured. If you're outside Canada you may not find it so interesting, but I must say, right now you cannot call Canadian politics boring. Stephen Downes, Flickr, December 3, 2008 [Tags: Canada, Flickr] [Link] [Comment]

How PLEs Make Sense to Me - Intro to Emerging Tech Week 3 - Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:22:25 -0400

Dave Cormier responds to clarify some of the reportage on this - and others' - views on virtual and personal learning environments. "This idea of life long learning being connected to the platform is one that I continue to feel stronger about the more that I work on these topics. If people are continuously working in a walled garden like moodle, they are going to have to make separate copies of the work if they consider it worth keeping." Dave Cormier, Dave's Educational Blog, December 3, 2008 [Tags: Web Logs] [Link] [Comment]

Three Things I Believe About All Students - Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:18:52 -0400

Vicki A. Davis identified three things she believes about all students: first, that every student has a purpose, second, that everybody benefits from a plan, and third, that schools make a promise to children to do right by their future selves. My take is a bit different. First, students don't have a purpose, they have to find it in themselves to make one. Second, that's it's better to have a strategy than a plan, because we all know the saying about the best laid plans. And finally, students would be wise not to count on the promises of schools, because they have over the years made too many promises to too many people and won't be able to keep them all. A lot like governments and our banking system. Vicki A. Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog, December 3, 2008 [Tags: Schools] [Link] [Comment]