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Mimi Ito on Participation Literacy

MG — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:44:52 +0000

via Howard Rheingold on blip.tv:
Mimi Ito on Participation Literacy, Part One.

#educause09

MG — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:53:31 +0000

Attending the Educause conference for educational technologists in Denver this week. A quick shot from the opening Keynote.

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Ecosystem Change

MG — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:08:36 +0000

One of the many projects I’m engaged with right now is working with a group of fellow innovators who are exploring collaborative change processes in large ecosystems (eg. education and healthcare). Spearheaded by @sourcePOV and a core group of interested thought leaders, the group is meeting regularly for discussions (fairly high level right now) about the evolution of complex systems and implementing change within these systems. Underpinning these discussions are the emerging attributes and value afforded by social media. As these social platforms continue to evolve (real-time hi-definition video conferencing and 3-d virtual collaborative spaces, for example), they are enabling new spaces and forms of information sharing and public collaboration. How might rapidly developing social media tools drive new opportunities for complex social change by engaging stakeholders, subject matter experts, and constituents in new ways and at differing times across the change process? How might early stage, on-the-ground, collaborative, and ongoing input from diverse stakeholders in an ecosystem open new opportunities for problem solving and system evolution? These are some of the underlying ideas and questions that we’re working with. Interested? While high-level at the moment, the goal is to move these ideas into action including small pilots within particular complex systems. I’d especially be interested in hearing from folks who might want to join an Edu specific team.

Check out these other spaces for more information and feel free to get in touch if you’d like to discuss and/or contribute.

http://sourcepov.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/eco-framework-1/

http://sourcepov.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/ecopm4/

http://smchat.ning.com/group/ecosys

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Colleges and Social Media #fail

MG — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:29:04 +0000

Though the article does go into more depth than just the simple headline… Colleges better wake up and stop thinking about social media as something they have to deal with, live with, put up with, survive, etc… that kind of attitude will have them on the losing side of this paradigm shift. As a college, which by it’s very nature tracks in information, if your approach to social media is akin to trying to live with a messy roommate… “I’ll stick it out, survive, and hope things get better,” you are in deep trouble.

Colleges need to start thinking about social media as a paradigm/cultural shift that is redefining what they do and how they do it. This is an opportunity folks!

Colleges learn to live with social media — (via baltimoresun.com)

David Parry @academicdave on the future of knowledge

MG — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:41:32 +0000

David Parry Lecture in the Library – EMAC_Video on blip.tv.

Michael Wesch’s Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us

MG — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:56:06 +0000

Just re-watched this cool 4 minute video on the intersection of Web 2.0 and Us by Michael Wesch from Kansas State.

YouTube – Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us.

Bringing the University Back

MG — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:39:11 +0000

Nice to see an analysis that emphasizes universities, but that could just be because I’m slightly biased!

Key To Innovation: Universities – Forbes.com