Comments on: The “So Unexpected” Present http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: joe flint http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-40419 joe flint Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:10:12 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-40419 Its like a football game at the stadium, there will always be those who sit in the stands and want to play but just don’t know how, those who know they cannot play and are content to just sit and watch. Those who have their favorite player(s) and simply identify with that player and feel like they are playing themselves. Those who don’t know anything about the game and don’t even watch or just do not care to watch. Those who feel it is a young persons game and sit in the stands, eat their hotdog and sip their drink and don’t care who wins--- they just like watching the game. And of course, those who play the game and excel at it. Its like a football game at the stadium, there will always be those who sit in the stands and want to play but just don’t know how, those who know they cannot play and are content to just sit and watch. Those who have their favorite player(s) and simply identify with that player and feel like they are playing themselves. Those who don’t know anything about the game and don’t even watch or just do not care to watch. Those who feel it is a young persons game and sit in the stands, eat their hotdog and sip their drink and don’t care who wins— they just like watching the game. And of course, those who play the game and excel at it.

]]> By: Enquiring Minds Want to Know » Blog Archive » Mob Rules redux http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38526 Enquiring Minds Want to Know » Blog Archive » Mob Rules redux Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:16:52 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38526 [...] Also, Will Richardson of Weblogg-ed posted a couple of days ago about it and has some interesting points also. He writes from an educator’s perspective, but what he says can be transferred into the generic library arena. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Also, Will Richardson of Weblogg-ed posted a couple of days ago about it and has some interesting points also. He writes from an educator’s perspective, but what he says can be transferred into the generic library arena. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Pat Aroune http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38482 Pat Aroune Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:20:24 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38482 Will - My only fear is the abstract is evolving faster than the concrete, creating a new divide. Either people catching on to networked centered learning, or they take their place in the trail of the masses, never truly able to catch up. Will – My only fear is the abstract is evolving faster than the concrete, creating a new divide. Either people catching on to networked centered learning, or they take their place in the trail of the masses, never truly able to catch up.

]]> By: Harold Jarche » The net regards hierarchy as a failure, and routes around it http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38432 Harold Jarche » The net regards hierarchy as a failure, and routes around it Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:02:19 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38432 [...] The title comes from Mark Pesce’s presentation in September on Mob Rules, which I found via Will Richardson. That means that everyone in the edtech field has already heard about it. Anyway, this is an absolutely fascinating read, even for someone already immersed in all this Web 2.0 stuff. [...] [...] The title comes from Mark Pesce’s presentation in September on Mob Rules, which I found via Will Richardson. That means that everyone in the edtech field has already heard about it. Anyway, this is an absolutely fascinating read, even for someone already immersed in all this Web 2.0 stuff. [...]

]]> By: Networks have always existed « Praxis Makes Perfect http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38242 Networks have always existed « Praxis Makes Perfect Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:45:40 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38242 [...] 18, 2007 · No Comments I came across this post from Weblogg-ed today, and spurred some thinking I’ve been doingabout “networks”. There has been a lot of punditry these days where various folks tout the rise of networks and the power of technologies which connect people. The intuitive thought is that the Internet, mobile communications, and applications like Facebook etc etc etc create networks of people in ways that we’ve never seen before. I think this point is true, but not as provocative as some would make it seem. Here are some of my quick thoughts on social networks: [...] [...] 18, 2007 · No Comments I came across this post from Weblogg-ed today, and spurred some thinking I’ve been doingabout “networks”. There has been a lot of punditry these days where various folks tout the rise of networks and the power of technologies which connect people. The intuitive thought is that the Internet, mobile communications, and applications like Facebook etc etc etc create networks of people in ways that we’ve never seen before. I think this point is true, but not as provocative as some would make it seem. Here are some of my quick thoughts on social networks: [...]

]]> By: Change Agency - Advocating a better education system for the 21st Century. » links for 2007-11-18 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38198 Change Agency - Advocating a better education system for the 21st Century. » links for 2007-11-18 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:17:50 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38198 [...] Weblogg-ed » The “So Unexpected” Present Change, networks, education (tags: network learning change connectivity) This entry is filed under Del.icio.us Links. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...] [...] Weblogg-ed » The “So Unexpected” Present Change, networks, education (tags: network learning change connectivity) This entry is filed under Del.icio.us Links. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...]

]]> By: Dave Solon http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38168 Dave Solon Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:30:54 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38168 <i>We lucky few, we band of coders, bear witness to the most comprehensive transformation in human communication since the advent of language.</i> We ain't seen nothin' yet. I think we will be likened to 'digital cavemen' a mere ten years from now. We lucky few, we band of coders, bear witness to the most comprehensive transformation in human communication since the advent of language.

We ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

I think we will be likened to ‘digital cavemen’ a mere ten years from now.

]]> By: James O'Hagan http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38148 James O'Hagan Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:23:09 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38148 And the way the government of Burma put down the revolts shows that even though the mob may be stronger, it can be disconnected. And the way the government of Burma put down the revolts shows that even though the mob may be stronger, it can be disconnected.

]]> By: …technology with a twist » Blog Archive » The point is that of all of the entities in the world that should be focused on understanding this moment, schools should be at the forefront. Standing still is not an option, yet by and large, t http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38126 …technology with a twist » Blog Archive » The point is that of all of the entities in the world that should be focused on understanding this moment, schools should be at the forefront. Standing still is not an option, yet by and large, t Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:09:13 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38126 [...] http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/ [...] [...] http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/ [...]

]]> By: lisa-gaye http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38124 lisa-gaye Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:00:49 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38124 I must be a sucker too then! Will, firstly hello from Downunder, and secondly thankyou for this last piece. While it may be scary at the same time it is also exciting to read this way of thinking.I just can't wait to share it further & have decided my New Year's Resolution will be to step over the dinasaurs ... clutching their faded marker pens in one hand and a dog-eared textbook in the other...and make the preparations for my classes just as I would love to have my grandchildren taught in the future. My 12 yr old daughter is already in the process of sidestepping (she created a blog for her History assignemnt - first one, but she LOVED it...) and I know she'll be on my sidelines cheering! Then there is this idea is buzzing in my head that I would love my new classes to walk into class in the new school year (in January), log on to their laptops,and find a 3D multicoloured tag "cloud" revolving on their dekstops..my comment? "Class this is what we'll be doing this term!! Hey; It's a start!! Now...how to create that cloud...any helpers?? I must be a sucker too then!
Will, firstly hello from Downunder, and secondly thankyou for this last piece. While it may be scary at the same time it is also exciting to read this way of thinking.I just can’t wait to share it further & have decided my New Year’s Resolution will be to step over the dinasaurs … clutching their faded marker pens in one hand and a dog-eared textbook in the other…and make the preparations for my classes just as I would love to have my grandchildren taught in the future.
My 12 yr old daughter is already in the process of sidestepping (she created a blog for her History assignemnt – first one, but she LOVED it…) and I know she’ll be on my sidelines cheering!
Then there is this idea is buzzing in my head that I would love my new classes to walk into class in the new school year (in January), log on to their laptops,and find a 3D multicoloured tag “cloud” revolving on their dekstops..my comment? “Class this is what we’ll be doing this term!!
Hey; It’s a start!! Now…how to create that cloud…any helpers??

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]]> By: Tom Hoffman http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38105 Tom Hoffman Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:53:38 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38105 You're such a sucker for this stuff, Will. You’re such a sucker for this stuff, Will.

]]> By: Shaun Carey http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/comment-page-1/#comment-38093 Shaun Carey Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:38:54 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/#comment-38093 What a powerful speaker! Some of the info he gives us is scary but is right on. Schools do definitely need to change the way things are being taught (and learned)or they will be left in the dark ages of technology! What a powerful speaker! Some of the info he gives us is scary but is right on. Schools do definitely need to change the way things are being taught (and learned)or they will be left in the dark ages of technology!

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