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From atoms to bits

Learning with e's

The final keynote speech at ALT-C 2011 was given by Professor John Naughton , who read from directly his notes, head down, and used no visual media to support his at times somewhat mumbling and occasionally difficult to hear presentation. The message however, was quite compelling. Unported License.

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Libraries without walls

Learning with e's

This came on the back of reports late in 2011 that the online store Amazon was now selling more Kindle and e-book versions than paper based. The conversation around online encyclopedias inevitably led us to discuss Wikipedia and its relevance in academic study. Was this a trend that was a threat to the library? Unported License.

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Play the ball, not the man

Learning with e's

I read Wikipedia founder Larry Sanger's blog with interest this week. John Seely-Brown and Doug Thomas (2011) have argued that the majority of school experiences are mechanistic and need to be better contextualised. 2011) A new culture of learning: Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. References Gerver, R.

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From EDUPUNK to ds106. 10Q: Jim Groom

Learning with e's

There are too many people to list in terms of who is involved, but the open, online portion of ds106 that went live in Spring 2011 was architected by Martha Burtis , Tom Woodward , and Alan Levine. You can learn just about anything thanks to YouTube and Wikipedia. ds106 is people! You can see it for yourself at Twitter hashtag #ds106.