In relation to Knowledge

George SiemensLearnTel

June 22, 2007

Certainty

What is knowledge?

Validation?

Shared?

Organized?

What is a network?

What do networks do?

Information abundance

Filtering

Q & A

Ecologies

Fostering not mandating

Change and impact

What does it mean for education?

We are structured to handle static knowledge, dispensed by an expert

…and then there’s the problem of abundance

We can’t move forward on our current assumptions

Changes Required:• Product AND Process• Consumption AND Creation• Centralized AND Decentralized• Foster the ability to connect, co-create,

filter• Think and function in networks

• Adding to…not only taking away from

Q & A

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