Comments on: The Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/27/the-future-of-learning-institutions-in-a-digital-age/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Tom Preskett http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/27/the-future-of-learning-institutions-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-19040 Tom Preskett Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:57:31 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4098#comment-19040 We should be thankful that reports such as this (and the recent JISC reports The Edgeless University and Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World) are saying the right things about e-learning. Also, however long-winded there is more chance of mainstream academia reading these reports than the edublogs. We have to speak in the right language to reach the right audience. We should be thankful that reports such as this (and the recent JISC reports The Edgeless University and Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World) are saying the right things about e-learning. Also, however long-winded there is more chance of mainstream academia reading these reports than the edublogs. We have to speak in the right language to reach the right audience.

]]> By: Jon K. http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/27/the-future-of-learning-institutions-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-18886 Jon K. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:07 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4098#comment-18886 The majority of your work appears in public - a conscious decision you've made to embrace openness. Maybe the age-old idea that peer-reviewed journals are better is at fault? Wouldn't be the first time that academia has struggled with the shifting notion of knowledge. The majority of your work appears in public – a conscious decision you’ve made to embrace openness. Maybe the age-old idea that peer-reviewed journals are better is at fault? Wouldn’t be the first time that academia has struggled with the shifting notion of knowledge.

]]> By: Mike Caulfield http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/27/the-future-of-learning-institutions-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-18648 Mike Caulfield Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:36:24 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4098#comment-18648 Ha! one of the first things I did when I read it was to mail Leigh, and say hey, look, they finally picked up the term Networked Learning. But you are absolutely right -- they are capturing the state of thought from maybe three years ago on the edublogs, and not giving any of the people that really moved that conversation forward. I have no doubt that at some point the phrase <a href="http://mikecaulfield.com/2007/07/31/loosely-coupled-assessment/" rel="nofollow">"loosely coupled assessment"</a> will move into the lexicon and I won't know a person cited. This is the way it is though -- think of all the research and analysis that is stolen off of political blogs and then fed back as if it were the mass media's invention. I'm cynical enough I guess that I'm happy that they steal it at all. What's important about MacArthur is now I can say "Networked Learning" and people don't dismiss it as an unhinged edublogger rant. Although, actually their definition of Networked Learning really suffers from not having participated in that conversation, but oh well. I'm sure three years from now they'll benefit from stuff we all discussed in 2009. However, If there is a way to embarass them into to giving you, Chris, Stephen, Leigh, David etc all credit though, let me know. It really is becoming a recurring story with so many of these reports, especially recently. Ha! one of the first things I did when I read it was to mail Leigh, and say hey, look, they finally picked up the term Networked Learning.

But you are absolutely right — they are capturing the state of thought from maybe three years ago on the edublogs, and not giving any of the people that really moved that conversation forward. I have no doubt that at some point the phrase “loosely coupled assessment” will move into the lexicon and I won’t know a person cited.

This is the way it is though — think of all the research and analysis that is stolen off of political blogs and then fed back as if it were the mass media’s invention. I’m cynical enough I guess that I’m happy that they steal it at all. What’s important about MacArthur is now I can say “Networked Learning” and people don’t dismiss it as an unhinged edublogger rant.

Although, actually their definition of Networked Learning really suffers from not having participated in that conversation, but oh well. I’m sure three years from now they’ll benefit from stuff we all discussed in 2009.

However, If there is a way to embarass them into to giving you, Chris, Stephen, Leigh, David etc all credit though, let me know. It really is becoming a recurring story with so many of these reports, especially recently.

]]> By: Dan Murray http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/27/the-future-of-learning-institutions-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-18405 Dan Murray Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:04:31 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4098#comment-18405 Why don't you write a book....a better one? Why don’t you write a book….a better one?

]]> By: leighblackall http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/27/the-future-of-learning-institutions-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-18385 leighblackall Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:27:41 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4098#comment-18385 Thanks for the reference George. Your reference, and the references from others in the network formed around the topic, means more to me than some pdf. The gab in recognition happens so often I've given up caring. At least my name is in the Wikipedia entry's edit history is all I can say :) On that note, it would seem that the message in this report is in part a mirror held squarely (if unintentionally) back at itself and the process and product that made it. Disappointingly that the change happened/is happening so slowly, and so begrudgingly that neither you or I will be around to say, "I told you so", if the opportunity to say so was any consolation... Thanks for the reference George. Your reference, and the references from others in the network formed around the topic, means more to me than some pdf. The gab in recognition happens so often I’ve given up caring. At least my name is in the Wikipedia entry’s edit history is all I can say :) On that note, it would seem that the message in this report is in part a mirror held squarely (if unintentionally) back at itself and the process and product that made it. Disappointingly that the change happened/is happening so slowly, and so begrudgingly that neither you or I will be around to say, “I told you so”, if the opportunity to say so was any consolation…

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