learning in times of abundance - the snowflake effect

Learning in times of abundance

The Snowflake Effect

Erik DuvalK.U.Leuven & ARIADNE & IEEE LTSC

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TUGraz, 14 May 2009

Saturday 16 May 2009

http://www.cs.kuleuven.be

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Thanks!for the invitation


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http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval

http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval

e-learning?

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e-learning?

technologyenhancedlearning

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e-learning?


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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Écoliers_maliens.jpg


http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image

e-learning?


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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Écoliers_maliens.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Old_man_at_Ravangla_Market.jpg




design is difficult...

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http://erikduval.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/laptop-fun/




Bad problem:scarcity

books, video, audio, food, music, news, travel, clothes, cars, ...


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Searchability

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http://globe-info.org/ Saturday 16 May 2009

http://globe-info.org

http://globe-info.org

http://portal.mace-project.eu/ Saturday 16 May 2009

http://portal.mace-project.eu

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OpenEducationalResources


> 3.000.000.000 images


> 3.000.000.000 images

facebook> 10.000.000.000


> 80.000.000 videos

upload:13 hours video/min


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44.000 sites20.000.000 users1.900.000 courses


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Do numbers matter?


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Do numbers matter?

http://www.thelongtail.com/ Saturday 16 May 2009

http://www.thelongtail.com

http://www.thelongtail.com

from scarcity to abundance

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a “better problem”

paradox of choice

from scarcity to abundance

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snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!21


http://www.aristomusic.com/ Saturday 16 May 2009

http://www.aristomusic.com

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why?• no lock-in

• leverage best of breed

• TOLEDO will have blogs & wikis next year

• source of innovation

• Blackboard is so ... 1998 web?

• ... 1975 education?

• allow personalization (Snowflake Effect)

• my RSS reader, my social network, my twitter25


but?• we did solve a problem with TOLEDO

• back to build-your-own

• do we all want to do that?

• can we all do that?

• yes to small-pieces-loosely-joined

• no to fragmented user experience

• closed innovation exists too

• Apple & iphone, I use facebook :-)

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walled garden...

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in the end...

learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning

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Thanks!

Questions?http://erikduval.wordpress.com/http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd


http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/wordpress/eduval/

http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/wordpress/eduval/

http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd

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http://aspect-project.org/ http://www.icoper.org/http://www.role-project.eu/ http://www.stellarnet.eu/


http://aspect-project.org

http://aspect-project.org

http://www.icoper.org

http://www.icoper.org

http://www.role-project.eu

http://www.role-project.eu

http://www.stellarnet.eu

http://www.stellarnet.eu

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