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19 Oct 09
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online course offerings should move away from large, centralized applications and instead make use of a network of connected applications.
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a massive open online course
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a pedagogy based on the idea that knowledge is distributed across a network of connections and that learning consists of the ability to construct and traverse those networks.
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I have characterized as diversity, autonomy, openness, and connectivity) and (b) seeks to describe the practices that lead to such networks, both in the individual and in society" (Downes 2007, ΒΆ7).
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While in a typical course, it is expected that students will have the same experiences, read the same articles, and meet in the same place at the same time, the emphasis in this course is on diversity.
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It is through the interaction of different sets of perspectives that a community can arrive at new knowledge.
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focuses on autonomy and diversity in networks.
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James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds
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Encouraging participants to make their own choices about what they read helps them develop unique perspectives that they can bring to the conversation.
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No longer is course delivery the sole provenance of the institution. With a bit of a spark, with social networks and online media, with free applications and the contributions of everyone involved, a community can create and host its own course.
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15 Oct 08
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01 Oct 08
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