David Wiley spoke at the LORNet conference (Nov, 2006) in Montreal about the challenges of ‘openness’ in education. The concept of openness not only relates to content but relationships and ideas. Openess is the cornerstone of of online education…free and open access that enables learning, creativity and personalisation.
David contends that not a lot has really changed […]
Erik Duval’s keynote at the LORnet conference in Montreal this week reflected that not much had changed since he talked about ’share and reuse’ two years ago at the same conference. Perhaps some sharing, but certainly not reuse? Why? Erik says there are a number of key barriers : rights associated with use, static use […]
Doug Brown, DFES spoke about the personalisation agenda, where learning is made accessible to all. He spoke about policies in the UK that enable the learner to have access to technologies that motivate and challenge students to achieve their potential in learning. Personalisation is not about lowering standards but empowering people to exceed and go […]
This is the first session of provocateurs. Their role at the Gloabl Summit is to challenge our thinking.
George Siemens says we ’suck’ at context games. We often fail to define the context in which we use technology for educational purposes. Why do we need a new learning theory? Something is fundamentally at odds with existing […]
Day 3 included a visit to a school, to the Samsung Factory and to KERIS. The school visit was to a local boys high school. In Korea, high school starts in Year 10 and students complete their last year of school three years later. Single sex schools are a relic from the past, and most […]
Deputy Minister for Education, Dr KIM, Gwang-Jo described the program of education reform for Korean Education. The reform would be based on four key elements:
1. Curriculum Reform
2. Deregulation and school governance reform
3. Increase in public financing (5% of GNP)
4. Incorporation of ICT into schools and classrooms.
What was impressive about his speech was the commitment and drive from the government […]
I am attending and speaking at the first e-Learning International Seminar, hosted by KERIS, where Dr HWANG, Dae-Joon, President remarked that the rapid pace of change require collaborative efforts globally and the seminar was designed to discuss, share and learn about the challenges that many countries face.
Keith Krueger, CEO, CoSN in the US, challenged the audience […]
There is no doubt that the corporate environment sees Web 2.0 technologies (RSS, Blogs, Wikis ) as effective in improving business delivery. This already includes strengthening internal communication, diversifying marketing activities and connecting with their clients to derive immediate feedback. Marketing gurus are now include in their language viral marketing and digital marketing, encouraging application […]
