My current thinking of knowledge in a digital age

1. Elements of
Learning
in the 21st Century
by Nancy Stuewe
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3. The Question:
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4. The Question:
How do we as humans find
ways to turn collected
knowledge into usable
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5. The Question:
How do we as humans find
ways to turn collected
knowledge into usable
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6. The Question:
How do we as humans find
ways to turn collected
knowledge into usable
?
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7. How do we collect it?
and who owns this
Knowledge?
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8. It used to be
to be knowledgeable..
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9. Today
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10. We need to understand that
Knowledge is deeply
connected to Collaboration
& Social Interaction
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12. Note: technology does not
make us social... we just are
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13. Note: technology does not
make us social... we just are
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14. Note: technology does not
make us social... we just are
But technology is all around us
it does connect us in new ways
it is less of an effort
potentially instantaneous
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16. Knowledge is tied to the
active connections we
create
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17. Knowledge is tied to the
active connections we
create
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18. Knowledge is tied to the
active connections we
create
Think of it as: Organic, flexible, complex, strong and
often very fragile
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19. Being connected in a digital world
requires an personal touch. We have
more choices in how we explore and
express our understanding.
Real learning is still driven by a personal need to know and
understand
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20. To participate well... do we not
need to know how to use the tools
to be creative?
The Arts are important once again.
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21. Is it possible that working
with these creative tools
has allowed us to
participate in our culture
more democratically?
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23. We are beginning to
consume media
less...
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24. We are beginning to
consume media
less...
And create more of it ourselves
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25. We are beginning to
consume media
less...
And create more of it ourselves
We give away our secrets
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26. We are beginning to
consume media
less...
And create more of it ourselves
We give away our secrets
And share them openly
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27. We are beginning to
consume media
less...
And create more of it ourselves
We give away our secrets
And share them openly
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28. Because we know there is not power
in knowledge itself
but in our stories about it
and our ability to tell them well
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