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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Jules Verne and me
What one technology or one software product would you include in the trade show component of a DE conference designed to showcase the technologies that will be most important to DE in the future?
Give a strong reason for your recommendation based on something you have read about your technology in the literature: Would your recommended technology be different if you had to organize two shows -- one in New York and one in a city from the third world?
I will first answer to the second questions. My vision for the future is global, it is no longer necessary to produce hardware and software for the West and another set for the third world. My DE conference’ golden child is a one size fits all product . It is an just a hint bigger than an iphone, resembling the netbook but with all the applications of the iphone. The phone is solar powered and connect to the internet through satellite. Inexpensive , multitasking the NETPHONE is connecting the world with such old technology such as Skype, facebook, Ning, Moodle, Twitter but with the newer ones FLIP, MIGG and GOGG*. A very strong filter system has also been invented to protect intellectual property of teachers and institutions (as well as private entities) and password are as important as social security number and are now extremely secured. Your NETPHONE is always with you but does connect to larger screen and keyboards or voice activated sensors.
We are in charge.
It is Downes lengthy articles which sent me into this Jules Vernes like world, my favorite quote from his article is “we stand at the cusp of this new vision, the future will see institutions and traditional forms of education receding gradually, reluctantly, to a tide of self-directing and self-motivated learners.” Downes (2008).
This is way too much fun to think about!
Downes, S. (2008) The Future of Online Learning: Ten Years On. Retrieved December 15, 2008, from http://www.downes.ca/files/future2008.doc
* this new technology is not yet invented
Give a strong reason for your recommendation based on something you have read about your technology in the literature: Would your recommended technology be different if you had to organize two shows -- one in New York and one in a city from the third world?
I will first answer to the second questions. My vision for the future is global, it is no longer necessary to produce hardware and software for the West and another set for the third world. My DE conference’ golden child is a one size fits all product . It is an just a hint bigger than an iphone, resembling the netbook but with all the applications of the iphone. The phone is solar powered and connect to the internet through satellite. Inexpensive , multitasking the NETPHONE is connecting the world with such old technology such as Skype, facebook, Ning, Moodle, Twitter but with the newer ones FLIP, MIGG and GOGG*. A very strong filter system has also been invented to protect intellectual property of teachers and institutions (as well as private entities) and password are as important as social security number and are now extremely secured. Your NETPHONE is always with you but does connect to larger screen and keyboards or voice activated sensors.
We are in charge.
It is Downes lengthy articles which sent me into this Jules Vernes like world, my favorite quote from his article is “we stand at the cusp of this new vision, the future will see institutions and traditional forms of education receding gradually, reluctantly, to a tide of self-directing and self-motivated learners.” Downes (2008).
This is way too much fun to think about!
Downes, S. (2008) The Future of Online Learning: Ten Years On. Retrieved December 15, 2008, from http://www.downes.ca/files/future2008.doc
* this new technology is not yet invented
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