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The Web and us

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When Sir Tim Berners-Lee originally proposed the World Wide Web that year, nobody really knew just how influential it would be. In just 25 short years, the Web has transformed the lives of billions of people across the planet. The development of the Web has been more rapid and pervasive than anyone could have predicted.

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Our viral web

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Reading a blog post by Jonathan MacDonald today got me thinking about the vast, untapped potential of the social web to inform, challenge, educate and motivate. In an interesting episode last year, I personally experienced the power of the viral web through Wikipedia Commons. Let's hope it will be for the better.

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UnGoogleable questions again

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Photo by Steve Wheeler Recently I posted a challenge in response to a question about lack of student engagement. Just like Wikipedia, we can use the unGoogleable question to create a launching pad into more serious enquiry. Engaging in this process amplifies knowledge, sharing it across the web, so that everyone can benefit.

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The EDEN interviews: Melissa Highton

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Once such person was Melissa Highton , who as Director of Learning, Teaching and Web Services at the University of Edinburgh, is in a unique position to shape the future learning and research practices of a generation of scholars. Listen in as we discuss these and many more ideas about the future of learning and education. Unported License.

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Opening up #learning: new forms of knowledge

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For those who are housebound for example, and cannot visit a library or classroom, the Web provides a storehouse of endless opportunities to learn just about any topic. The social web opens up channels to connect with other people around the world, either experts or fellow students. Technology can do this. Unported License.

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Resistance is futile

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The same can be said for the participative Web. Wikipedia is yet another example of disruptive innovation. Culturally Wikipedia has thoroughly disrupted the idea that you need to consult a printed encyclopaedia to get expert information. We have moved from atoms to bits. Should we, in the same way, seek to disrupt education?

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Opening up #learning: Access to knowledge

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The advent of the Web, and subsequently the rise in use of social media and media sharing services has amplified this capability. Resources such as Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons have advanced learning to new levels. Here's the first: Access to knowledge. This is a new form of literacy. Reference Putnam, R. Unported License.

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