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Ohio Digital Commons for Education (ODCE) 2007 Conference The Convergence of Learning, Libraries and Technology Pre-Conference Workshops: Sunday, March 4, 2007 Conference: Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6, 2007 |
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Join George Siemens — leading theorist on the implications of technology and societal trends on learning and knowledge — to examine how changing learner expectations impact educators, institutions and the process of learning. Content has, for much of the life of formal education, held the prestigious central position, reflected in bold statements like “content is king.” Over the last five years, the Web has shifted from a write to a read/write model, where end users contribute to the original voice. Feedback is constant; original content is fluid. YouTube, blogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking and other simple, social tools have changed how we relate to each other and to content. These changes in the online space are now being mirrored in our classrooms and courses. Learners perceive content as a conduit to conversation. Changing learner expectations require that educators rethink how learning is fostered — a shift from passive content consumption to active content co-creation. George Siemens is a prominent writer and researcher on learning, networks, technology and organizational effectiveness in digital environments. He is the author of Knowing Knowledge, an exploration of how the context and characteristics of knowledge have changed and what it means to organizations today. Siemens is also Associate Director, Research and Development, with the Learning Technologies Centre at University of Manitoba and founder and President of Complexive Systems Inc., a learning lab focused on helping organizations develop integrated learning structures to meet the needs of global strategy execution. Siemens maintains www.elearnspace.org, www.connectivism.ca and www.knowingknowledge.com. Additional background information is available at www.elearnspace.org/about.htm. View George Siemens' Presentation:
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