DIYU: Designing Self-Organized

EducationAnya Kamenetz

ITP CampJune 20, 2011

The Cathedral of Rationality

1088 A.D.

2011 A.D.

Alternative History: Joseph Jacotot, 1818 (The Ignorant Schoolmaster, Jacques Ranciere, 1991)

“The pupil is thereby "schooled" to confuse teaching with learning, grade advancement with education, a diploma with competence, and fluency with the ability to say something new.” Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society, 1971

See also: Paulo Freire (Pedagogy of the Oppressed), Paul Goodman (Compulsory Mis-Education and the Community of Scholars)

Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger: Communities of Practice (c.1991)

David Wiley: Open Content (1998)

Content(what we learn)+ Socialization(how we

learn)+Accreditation (why we

learn)

Shareable—Saves TimeShareable, Accessible, Relevant

We help each other learn

Reputation+portfolio= credibility

The Old Way

The New Ways

Experiences

Networks

Goals

Portfolio

C

Internships

mentors

Self-discovery

Web

PersonalLearning Networks

peers

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