Comments on: As We May Interact? http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251 pragmatism over zeal Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:55:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: ricko http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-34887 ricko Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:18:34 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-34887 Very effective. Thanx.w Very effective. Thanx.w

]]> By: In Defense of Walled Gardens at e-Literate http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-28602 In Defense of Walled Gardens at e-Literate Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:41:39 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-28602 [...] Now, a related but separate cluster of issues is around not content but tools. For example, David Wiley writes, Think about the social software systems people are actually using in numbers these days: [...] [...] Now, a related but separate cluster of issues is around not content but tools. For example, David Wiley writes, Think about the social software systems people are actually using in numbers these days: [...]

]]> By: wooden toys http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-3255 wooden toys Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:31:07 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-3255 <strong>wooden toys...</strong> wooden toys Q: How many supply-siders does it take to change a light bulb? A: None. The darkness will cause the light bulb to change by itself. ... wooden toys…

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Q: How many supply-siders does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. The darkness will cause the light bulb to change by itself.
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]]> By: OpenFiction [ Blog ] » Thinking toward an open pedagogy http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-2347 OpenFiction [ Blog ] » Thinking toward an open pedagogy Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:57:28 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-2347 [...] Right now the direction I’m thinking is a mashup of tOFP with the tools that students already use—blogs sites, MySpace, etc—such as David and Stephen Downes are discussing. Some students obviously won’t be using these tools, so they’d have to start. But the question is, how these tools come together for a class? Do individual participants aggregate related materials via rss readers? Is there an intermediate open platform that draws together resources created and identified by participants? A carnival model? What are the opportunities and challenges in each? [...] [...] Right now the direction I’m thinking is a mashup of tOFP with the tools that students already use—blogs sites, MySpace, etc—such as David and Stephen Downes are discussing. Some students obviously won’t be using these tools, so they’d have to start. But the question is, how these tools come together for a class? Do individual participants aggregate related materials via rss readers? Is there an intermediate open platform that draws together resources created and identified by participants? A carnival model? What are the opportunities and challenges in each? [...]

]]> By: EisenBlog http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1567 EisenBlog Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:11:12 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1567 <strong>David Wiley re social software edu-tools and semantic web...</strong> David Wiley of the Center for Open and Sustainable Learning (Utah State University) and OpenContent.org (blog) is visiting us today, so I’ve just been catching up on some of his recent posts. Here’s a nice segment of a recent posting from D... David Wiley re social software edu-tools and semantic web…

David Wiley of the Center for Open and Sustainable Learning (Utah State University) and OpenContent.org (blog) is visiting us today, so I’ve just been catching up on some of his recent posts.
Here’s a nice segment of a recent posting from D…

]]> By: On distributed tools and mashups at iterating toward openness http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1467 On distributed tools and mashups at iterating toward openness Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:39:20 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1467 [...] Writings « As We May Interact? [...] [...] Writings « As We May Interact? [...]

]]> By: Chris L http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1459 Chris L Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:32:43 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1459 Without addressing security issues in K-12 education, I've thought often how nice it would be to see social software services (I wrote about this in the context of bookmark/link managers) "federated" so that every new entrant into the pool didn't dilute it, but could instead participate on the strength of features and interface rather than by trying to capture some segment of the (essentially zero-sum resource) participants. Every time I see a new social bookmark tool-- including some really elegant and featureful ones-- I get a little irritated as more of that valuable user base (valuable to ME in the sense that I get more and better results) gets fragmented. We need more coming together-- if any of these Web 2.0 slogans are true (it's about the data, the data is the app, etc) then we would all benefit if we could see loose federations. I don't care if one prefers del.icio.us or furl, blogger or wordpress as their interface for personally accessing data as long as that data is shared! It seems like it would be a win for everyone, including those hoping to make money because the mored comprehensive data resource would attract more users, page views, RSS accesses, etc... there is still a potential revenue stream. Without addressing security issues in K-12 education, I’ve thought often how nice it would be to see social software services (I wrote about this in the context of bookmark/link managers) “federated” so that every new entrant into the pool didn’t dilute it, but could instead participate on the strength of features and interface rather than by trying to capture some segment of the (essentially zero-sum resource) participants. Every time I see a new social bookmark tool– including some really elegant and featureful ones– I get a little irritated as more of that valuable user base (valuable to ME in the sense that I get more and better results) gets fragmented.

We need more coming together– if any of these Web 2.0 slogans are true (it’s about the data, the data is the app, etc) then we would all benefit if we could see loose federations. I don’t care if one prefers del.icio.us or furl, blogger or wordpress as their interface for personally accessing data as long as that data is shared! It seems like it would be a win for everyone, including those hoping to make money because the mored comprehensive data resource would attract more users, page views, RSS accesses, etc… there is still a potential revenue stream.

]]> By: Miles Berry http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1451 Miles Berry Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:20:37 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1451 <i>"When critical mass is the single most important part of a network, why would we build another ‘walled garden’ collection of applications? Why would we trade tens or hundreds of thousands of users in existing systems in favor of an “integratedâ€? collection of these tools?"</i> In a school context, perhaps particularly an elementary or primary school, there seems a need for a closed community of trusted users, perhaps extending to parents and other schools, but not, in most cases anyone and everyone. This way, younger children can learn to use and reap many of the benefits of creative, social software, without they, their parents, or their teachers worrying about a whole range of child protection issues. I think a strong case can be made for internally hosted web 2.0 applications in this area at least, and perhaps also in a number of corporate settings too. “When critical mass is the single most important part of a network, why would we build another ‘walled garden’ collection of applications? Why would we trade tens or hundreds of thousands of users in existing systems in favor of an “integratedâ€? collection of these tools?”

In a school context, perhaps particularly an elementary or primary school, there seems a need for a closed community of trusted users, perhaps extending to parents and other schools, but not, in most cases anyone and everyone. This way, younger children can learn to use and reap many of the benefits of creative, social software, without they, their parents, or their teachers worrying about a whole range of child protection issues. I think a strong case can be made for internally hosted web 2.0 applications in this area at least, and perhaps also in a number of corporate settings too.

]]> By: iris http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1448 iris Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:47:44 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1448 Hi Can u please elaborate more on the work u and ur PhD student are doing, it sounds interesting? thanks iris Hi

Can u please elaborate more on the work u and ur PhD student are doing, it sounds interesting?

thanks
iris

]]> By: Alan Levine http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1442 Alan Levine Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:44:25 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/251#comment-1442 I like the sentiment but do not exactly see where this is going (eaager to see what you are building)... but can we do more than be a resource recommender? I find such things mildly useful and interesting, but do not wholely rely on recommendation engines. Are there other things such "agents" can do? I like the sentiment but do not exactly see where this is going (eaager to see what you are building)… but can we do more than be a resource recommender? I find such things mildly useful and interesting, but do not wholely rely on recommendation engines. Are there other things such “agents” can do?

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