A Seismic Shift in Epistemology (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT - The Diigo Meta page

• 23 May 08
  

  Takuya Homma

  IMO, smart people can do whatever they like in whatever way they like and find whoever will pay for him, and as this type of person increases not in students but in employers, the hiring system now common may become obsolete.

  Web2.0 Great Education

  • In contrast, the Web 2.0 definition of “knowledge” is collective agreement about a description that may combine facts with other dimensions of human experience, such as opinions, values, and spiritual beliefs.
  • In part because of the weaknesses noted above, many students who excel academically do not fare well later in life; the challenges of work, citizenship, and daily life do not resemble the multiple-choice items on high-stakes tests.
  • 1. In a hierarchical meritocracy, experts selected on the basis of intelligence run the country.
     
    2. In a pure democracy, the entire population makes collective decisions about every aspect of governance.
     
    3. In a representative democracy, a small group of people selected by the entire population makes decisions.
     
     

    Any one of these three systems could work well if all participants were well informed, rational, and of good will—so the fundamental issue is which system works best given the human condition, which includes ignorance, irrationality, and the lust for power.

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