Open Educational Resources: A Definition
The DefinitionOpen educational resources are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared by anyone.Stephen H. Foerster wrote: > Stephen Downes wrote:> > Open…
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Theoretical Synergies
A reader asked:I read an article that was published in March 2011 edition of IRRODL: “Proposing na Integral Research Framework for Connectivism: utilising Theoretical Synergies”, from B. Boitshwarelo (Botswana).I founded…
The Google Ecosystem
This is an illustration of the Google Plus Ecosystem I created to try to explain the flow of information through Google Plus from its (currently undocumented) sources through to its…
Just a Test of Hashtags in Google Plus
Just testing: #change11
The Issues
Responding to Martin, who in the comments of this post says "I do worry that this kind of fine hair splitting/navel gazing is ultimately unproductive and offputting."Martin, I don't think…
Knowledge Transfer
I'm so much in a "not writing" mode these days it pains me to put metaphorical pen to paper to author these words. Maybe I'll be more interested in writing…
The Calculations Around Fracking
In response to David W. Campbell, who writes of the fracking issue, "I think a government could be brought down over shale gas. It seems quite easy to whip up…
gRSShopper Graph API
Just setting up the gRSShopper graph systemURL: http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?api=graph&apikey=&cutoff= unixdate: cutoff is the unix date; the API will deliver results only greater than the...
The Fallacy of a United Left
Responding to Warren Kinsella, who waxes enthusiastic about a united left. The thing is, a united left will bleed support from its margins to the Conservatives. It would bleed those…
Moncton Demo in Support of the Maeng Family
June 12, 2011, Moncton, demonstration in support of the Maeng family, who had earlier been required to return to Korea because Immigration Canada had deemed that their son would pose…
City Hall & Yellow Fish Road
Artwork in City Hall I got an email a few days ago inviting me to the launch of the Plan Moncton video and report at the City Hall Council Chambers…
Setting Up Windows 7
Day One So I've upgraded my desktop to Windows 7 in my office today, and this is what I'm doing to personalize it after I've got the basic system installed.…
DePape
DePape was protesting two things. First, and most obviously, she was protesting against the Harper government. But second, her point was that Parliament doesn't work. The system we have now…
SADI Workshop
SADI stands for Semantic Automated Discovery and Integration (something you won't find on the SADI Framework website no matter how hard you look) and is a relatively lightweight way to…
Claiming Ephemeral Media
Responding to Boone Gorges and D'Arcy Norman, both of whom talk about recovering their content from the hosted sites and silos online. It’s interesting watching this because for me the…
Economic Footprint and Alignment in New Brunswick
I think the point about economic footprint is well-taken and worth making not only in this context but in other contexts as well. For example, when I sponsor projects in…
AWOSS-2011-2
Third Atlantic Workshop on Semantics and Services - blog summary - part 2. A Semantic Web based Framework for Modeling and Simulating Clinical PathwaysAli Daniyal The problem is the analysis…
AWOSS-2011-1
Third Atlantic Workshop on Semantics and Services - blog summary Leveraging Semantic Web Technologies for Improved Decision Making Samuel Chance, Novexcorp Told some ‘Alabama’ jokes, to illustrate the importance of…
The OER Debate, In Full
Over the last couple of weeks I participated in a debate on whether OER projects should favour commercial use. The debate, available on the WSIS Community Platform, was quite an…
Crowdsourcing the Future of eLearning
Based on points submitted beforehand, and the discussion at the final plenary. Paul Stacey created a slide show based on the contributions. Global - it's not about e-learning, it's about…