The Future of Learning in a Networked World

Posted January 15th, 2008 by bdieu
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In September 2006, I was invited, with a group of educators from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Finland, for a series of f2f unconferences all over New Zealand. Since then, we have connected, interacted, shared knowledge and collaborated in diverse environments, on different occasions in 2007: one to one through Skype, one to many in blogs, many to many in wikis and presenting together in international events like WiAOC, Merlot and Sydney E-Learning07.

This year, the Future of Learning in a Networked World will kick off from Bangkok on the 16th January 2008 with a number of participants in loco and others online. I have not managed to make it there, but at the end of December landed mid-way - in Australia, where I have been warmly welcomed and pampered since then :-)

It has been a fabulous learning experience to be on this side of the world, close to the families and actually sharing the everyday life and issues educators here face - not very different from the ones we have in our own environments.

You are all invited to join and participate in the various events taking place online. Drop in when you can - an itinerary outlines all that is happening throughout January 2008.

What is the Future of Learning in a Networked World?

On January 15th, 2008 Dennis-Phoenix said:

 

Hi, Bee.

Thanks for posting the FLNW itinerary. I hope to be able to participate in some of the online sessions.

I checked out the information on today’s session with the thought of being part of it, but had mixed feelings about the topic (fundraising): in theory, I think this is a good idea, but practically speaking, I find it suspect because I see too many possibilities for abuse and/or fraud; as a result, I’m not interested in making this particular connection. Without the information in the itinerary, however, I would probably have signed up and then left—not a good tactic.

Enjoy your stay down under!

D. O.

On January 15th, 2008 bdieu said:

Hi Dennis,

I tried to connectto the Skypecast yesterday, however, for some reason or another I did not manage to participate as my headphones decided to give me a hard time. The recording with the conversation between Stephan Ridgway and Beth Kanter can be found here.

I listened to the moving recording between Alex and Leo Lashi and highly recommend you give it some time.