Social media: a new resource Alan J. Cann Department of Biology University of Leicester. Blogging / Podcasting at: microbiologybytes.wordpress.com scienceoftheinvisible.blogspot.com frogroom-podcast.blogspot.com

Blogging / Podcasting at:

microbiologybytes.wordpress.com

scienceoftheinvisible.blogspot.com

frogroom-podcast.blogspot.com

How do we manage complexity? Do some reading!

Do some reading!

Everything is Miscellaneous Weinberger’s key messages: Things change when they become digital. Filter on the way out, not the way in. Categorization is doomed (everything is miscellaneous). Bottom up is the only way to cope (give up control).

Weinberger’s key messages:

Things change when they become digital.

Filter on the way out, not the way in.

Categorization is doomed (everything is miscellaneous).

Bottom up is the only way to cope (give up control).

The Power/Wisdom of Crowds Clay Shirky’s examples: London Tube Bombings Wikipedia vs. Britannica Everyone is a media outlet

Clay Shirky’s examples:

London Tube Bombings

Wikipedia vs. Britannica

Everyone is a media outlet

Taxonomy vs. folksonomy Taxonomies imply "knowledge in a box" Like Schrödinger's cat, knowledge may have multiple states: lectures practicals books journals blogs Facebook del.icio.us ( del.icio.us/AJCann/microbiology ) NOT: Good vs. Evil, either/or - BOTH!

Taxonomies imply "knowledge in a box"

Like Schrödinger's cat, knowledge may have multiple states:

lectures

practicals

books

journals

blogs

Facebook

del.icio.us ( del.icio.us/AJCann/microbiology )

NOT: Good vs. Evil, either/or - BOTH!

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Examples: BS3035: Microchunking virology James Kalmakoff, New Zealand: Social networking in a virology course Chris Upton, Canada: Virology course Wiki Personal Learning Environments at UoL

BS3035: Microchunking virology

James Kalmakoff, New Zealand: Social networking in a virology course

Chris Upton, Canada: Virology course Wiki

Personal Learning Environments at UoL

Trouble in t’music industry Mr Arkwright: The music industry is no longer selling a physical product: Radiohead, REM, Nine Inch Nails: In the music industry, publishers were a filter. With digital music, social networks are the filter.

The music industry is no longer selling a physical product:

Radiohead, REM, Nine Inch Nails:

In the music industry, publishers were a filter. With digital music, social networks are the filter.

And in education? Is education a physical product? Disintermediation: students are finding information for themselves - we are no longer the guardians (of knowledge or technology). Social tools & collaboration - wanted or not - who are we assessing? What do employers want?

Is education a physical product?

Disintermediation: students are finding information for themselves - we are no longer the guardians (of knowledge or technology).

Social tools & collaboration - wanted or not - who are we assessing?

What do employers want?

Who needs education? What should we teach? Actively manage your network (the wisdom of crowds) Personal Learning Environments (Lifelong Learning) Academic Staff?

What should we teach?

Actively manage your network (the wisdom of crowds)

Personal Learning Environments (Lifelong Learning)

Academic Staff?

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