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by Stephen Downes
Mar 21, 2016
Presentation
From Individual to Community: The Learning Is in the Doing
Stephen Downes, Mar 19, 2016, World Congress on Continuing Professional Development, San Diego, California
In this presentation I begin with the assertion that learning is personal, distinguish 'personal' from 'personalized' as being based in personal practice, describe practice in a learning network, and show how progress and evaluation through practice is based on performance in authentic communities.
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Share |This is obviously the right strategy, and I'm glad an organization is working on it, but I wonder why it has taken so long: "We will pursue this transformation process by converting resources currently spent on journal subscriptions into funds to support sustainable OA business models. Accordingly, we intend to re-organize the underlying cash flows, to establish transparency with regard to costs and potential savings, and to adopt mechanisms to avoid undue publication barriers."
To build a sustainable world, academics need to tear down the Ivory Tower
Anthony D. Barnosky, Elizabeth A. Hadly, Paul R. Ehrlich, Ensia, 2016/03/21
I am in agreement with the sentiment expressed in this article - indeed, they have defined my career. "It is no longer enough to simply do the science and publish an academic paper... To implement knowledge that arises from basic research, we must establish dialogues and collaborations that transcend narrow academic specialties and bridge between academia, industry, the policy community and society in general." This post is based on based on “Avoiding collapse: Grand challenges for science and society to solve by 2050. Via David Wiley.
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