E Pluribus: Heterogeneous learning fun
for everyone
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What does this mean?How does it appear/occur?Why is it important?
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Heterogeneity ….What it is: “Standard”, “classical”, new definitions
How it can be realized now: Mashing, mixing
Why exploit it: To stimulate, share, educate
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Heterogeneity: what?Standard, classical definition: disparateness…
New definition: composition, mashing up!
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How to heterogenize: 5 steps Brainstorm for goals, objectives
Determine key words, ideas
Imagine the unorthodox
Glean the most useful
Interact & share
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Heterogeneous means to a homogeneous end
Using the 5 steps, and in so doing…. …developing an intellectual infrastructure …sensitizing us to the plural …creating a new kind of mash-up
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The “how” exemplified: demonstrating the infrastructure
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Step 1: Brainstorm Example: Defining via media mixesTalking/thinking : politics, arts, media, thought
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Step 2: Key words, ideas New SurrealRevolutionaryHeterogeneousWYSIWYG…not!
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Step 3: Imagine the various Dictionaries, wikis (…pedia, etc.)Written documents (Open Source, .pdf)Contemporary sources (free print, audio,
video)Current (re)examinations (museums, etc.)
Step 4: Gleaning the useful:Key words, ideas, resources,
distilled from everywhere
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Step 5: sharing for interactivity Using social media & society
….as resources ….as exchange mechanisms
Step 5 exemplified:Facebookery @ facebook.com
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The ultimate why -- To take advantage of multiple media-- To assist those who learn in alternative ways-- To strengthen the message/objective-- To learn boundlessly!