Barbara Dieu Sydney, E-learning Conference November 2nd, 2007 COOKING UP A STORM IN EDUCATION

“ In this Day of the Dead celebration, people mock death and gender and whatever else needs a little push.” La Ofrenda: The Days of the Dead

"To have a new vision of the future, it has always first been necessary to have a new vision of the past.” Theodore Zeldin

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What is the stuff we are made of?

sapiens and demens faber and ludens empiricus and imaginarius economicus and consumans prosaicus and poeticus Edgar Morin Seven complex lessons in education for the future

"We are made of star-stuff.” Carl Sagan

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“ Music isn’t about the material, but what the player brings to the material.” Keith Jarrett

Mike Kury http://www.kurigraphics.com

What are the most pressing issues you are faced with in your working/home/social environment? Can these new technologies help you solve them? How? What other issues are brought up by their use? Our Panel Josie Fraser Alan Levine Nancy White Regan Harding Matt Bower Dave Pollard