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Stephen Downes

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Stephen Downes (born April 6, 1959) is a Canadian philosopher and commentator in the fields of online learning and new media. [1]

22 relations: Adam Curry, Buntine Oration, Connectivism, Edublog, Edupunk, Encyclopedic knowledge, George Siemens, History of podcasting, History of virtual learning environments in the 1990s, Massive open online course, Meme hack, Networked learning, Open educational resources, Open educational resources in Canada, Personal learning network, Simple learning design 2.0, Stephen Downes (disambiguation), Steve Wheeler, The Truth According to Wikipedia, Topica Edtech Group, Virtual world, XCRI.

Adam Curry

Adam Clark Curry (born September 3, 1964) is a podcaster, announcer, internet entrepreneur and media personality, known for his stint as VJ on MTV and being one of the first celebrities personally to create and administer Web sites.

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Buntine Oration

The Buntine Oration is a biennial invited presentation and speech made at the conference of the Australian College of Educators (ACE).

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Connectivism

Connectivism is a theory of learning in a digital age that emphasizes the role of social and cultural context in how and where learning occurs.

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Edublog

An edublog is a blog created for educational purposes.

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Edupunk

Edupunk is a do it yourself (DIY) attitude to teaching and learning practices.

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Encyclopedic knowledge

The concept of encyclopedic knowledge was once attributed to exceptionally well-read or knowledgeable persons such as Plato, Aristotle, Hildegard von Bingen, Leonardo da Vinci, Immanuel Kant, or G. W. F. Hegel.

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George Siemens

George Siemens is a writer, theorist, speaker, and researcher on learning, networks, technology, analytics and visualization, openness, and organizational effectiveness in digital environments.

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History of podcasting

Podcasting, first known as "audioblogging", has its roots dating back to the 1980s.

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History of virtual learning environments in the 1990s

In the history of virtual learning environments, the 1990s was a time of growth, primarily due to the advent of the affordable computer and of the Internet.

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Massive open online course

A massive open online course (MOOC) is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web.

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Meme hack

A meme hack is altering a meme to express a point of view not intended or inherent in the original image, or even opposite to the original.

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Networked learning

Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another's learning.

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Open educational resources

Open educational resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes.

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Open educational resources in Canada

Open educational resources in Canada are the various initiatives related to open educational resources (OER) and open education established nationally and provincially in Canada, and with international collaboration.

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Personal learning network

A personal learning network is an informal learning network that consists of the people a learner interacts with and derives knowledge from in a personal learning environment.

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Simple learning design 2.0

Simple Learning Design 2.0 (SLD 2.0) is a learning design specification proposed by Durand and Downes from the National Research Council of Canada in 2009.

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Stephen Downes (disambiguation)

Stephen Downes may refer to.

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Steve Wheeler

Steve Wheeler (born 16 June 1957) is a British academic, author, speaker and learning technologist.

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The Truth According to Wikipedia

The Truth According to Wikipedia, also referred to as Wiki's Truth (Wiki's Waarheid), is a Dutch documentary about Wikipedia directed by Ijsbrand van Veelen.

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Topica Edtech Group

Topica Edtech Group (Tổ hợp giáo dục Topica) is a multinational educational technology company.

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Virtual world

A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment which may be populated by many users who can create a personal avatar, and simultaneously and independently explore the virtual world, participate in its activities and communicate with others.

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XCRI

XCRI stands for eXchanging Course Related Information, and the XCRI Course Advertising Profile (XCRI-CAP) is an information model, supported by an XML specification, used to share information about courses between UK education institutions and aggregators such as Prospects and other sites that advertise courses.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Downes

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