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Reflections from the 2007 AECT Convention
Stephen Downes
October 27, 2007
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The Opening Keynote
http://www.downes.ca/presentation/170
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The Traditional Class
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The Academic Paper
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Looking at the New
http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?page_id=109
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OpenLearnDaily
http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/openlearndaily/
http://openlearnigg.corank.com/
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The Other Academic Press
http://www.downes.ca/edurss/feeds.htm
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Keeping Up
http://www.google.com/reader/view
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The Personal Learning Environment
http://www.cetis.ac.uk/members/ple
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My Glu
http://www.downes.ca/myglu.htm
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RSS Writr
http://www.downes.ca/editor/writr.htm
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Foundations…?
Are there some things that are known in distance education and online learning?
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Art or Science?
Is this a science? What constitutes evidence? What constitutes reasoning in our discipline?
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Is there a Canon?
Is there ‘must read’ and ‘must cite’ literature in our discipline? What purpose does it serve?
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What is a Good Paper?
Is this an example of a good paper? Are there some things a good paper must have? Must it be a paper?
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What is a Good Learning Resource?What is a Good Learning
Resource?
What do we call a ‘good’ learning resource? How do we know?
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Does Our Discipline Transform?
How do we progress in our discipline? How do we recognize progress? What form does it take?
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Who Learns?
Who are our students? What makes a student - ability to pay? Need to learn?
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Zombies in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVnfyradCPY