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Stats Review from 2008

Experiencing eLearning

I’ve been blogging for just over 2 years now; my first posts were on December 26, 2008. I’m still quite pleased with the growth I saw in 2008 over my first year of blogging. 2008: 61062. time more views in 2008. 2008: 223 , in September. April 2008 is when I liveblogged the TCC 2008 conference.

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Folding proteins as play

Upside Learning

Computers can recognize a well-folded protein but can’t manage the pattern recognition and lateral thinking required to find one. In 2008, […]. Badly folded proteins can lead to cancer and conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Enter gamification!

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Daily Bookmarks 08/07/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Knowledge is defined as a particular pattern of relationships and learning is defined as the creation of new connections and patterns as well as the ability to maneuver around existing networks/patterns. Connectivism is the application of network principles to define both knowledge and the process of learning.

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Daily Bookmarks 05/20/2008

Experiencing eLearning

90-9-1 Theory - Wiki Patterns. Wiki Patterns explanation of participation in a wiki with the 90-9-1 theory. tags: community , wiki , patterns , engagement. This includes some of the statistics of participation for Wikipedia and other community sites.

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Daily Bookmarks 07/15/2008

Experiencing eLearning

tags: blog , visualization , patterns. Graphs the number of blog posts over time which include a search term or phrase. Works even for terms with low numbers of actual posts (e.g., You can compare the trends for up to 3 terms at a time.

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Daily Bookmarks 04/22/2008

Experiencing eLearning

tags: learning , presentation , digitalliteracy , lifelonglearning , communication , patterns. “Learning how to learn is learning how to create patterns in our mind rather than merely acquiring them.&#. Stephen Downes presentation on 10 things “you really need to learn.&#.

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Daily Bookmarks 08/17/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Downes’ and Siemens’ discussions shed new light on fundamental concepts, such as rules versus patterns, complicated vs. complex, equivalence vs. similarity, and coping with ambiguity and uncertainty. The central metaphor of the network is the unifying element of connectivism. tags: connectivism , cck08 , learning , networks.

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