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Blogs, Wikis, and Social Networks

BLOGS

Self-publishing

easily combine:

text

media

links

reader comments

WIKIS

collaborative web sites

allow multiple people

to contribute or

modify content

used to deliver

knowledge managment

systems

Knowledge Management Systems

sharing of valuable organizational insights

reduce redundant work

avoid reinventing the wheel

reduce training time for new employees

facilitate adapting to changing environments and markets

World Wide Web

digital network

that links documents

SOCIAL NETWORKS

digital networks that link:

people

organizations

concepts

combine use of:

blogs

wikis

discussion

create:

digital environment for sharing and collaborating

The positive spiral of social networks @teigland.com 2007 Contribution Reciprocity Accumulation Value

WHY DO THESE MATTER?

” No one knows everything, everyone knows something, all knowledge resides in humanity.” Levy 1997 Teigland 1997 _______________ NETWORKS

WWW =

Whatever Wherever Whenever

The World has changed in the past 15 years as much as it did during the Industrial Revolution

Technology Driven

Global

Diverse

Rapidly Changing

Growth of the Creative Class Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books. Dr. Scott McLeod

Change in Importance of Task Type in U.S. Economy Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188 , 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008] Abstract Routine Manual Dr. Scott McLeod

The Fundamental Dilemma Schools were designed for this... ...but now are expected to do this Dr. Scott McLeod

21st Century Economy is a Knowledge Economy

To succeed, students will need ability to:

articulate and solve problems

generate original ideas

work collaboratively

across cultural boundaries

3 R's of 21st Century

Rigor Relevance Relationships

Where can we start?

DSDT Wiki http://documents.isd2397.org/groups/

LSH SOCIAL NETWORK http://isd2397.ning.org

Sources

"Leveraging Social Networks for Tangible Results"

Dr. Robin Teigland, Stockholm School of Economics

www.knowledgenetworking.org

accessed via Slideshare @ http://tinyurl.com/d2xk3c

Wikipedia.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networks

Sources

"Schools tap '21st-century skills'

To prepare students for a fast-changing future, teachers are reaching beyond the R's. "

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

The Christian Science Monitor

January 8, 2009

http://tinyurl.com/7tktsv

"Growth of the Creative Class"

"Percentile change in importance in task type in U.S. economy"

"The Fundamental Dilemma"

Dr. Scott McLeod, CASTLE

March 11, 2009

Videos

"Wikis in Plain English"

Lee Lefever, CommonCraft, June 2007

accessed via YouTube @

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

"Social Networking in Plain English"

Lee Lefever, CommonCraft, June 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc

Videos

"Learn to Change, Change to Learn"

Pearson Foundation and CoSN, 2008

http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/pg5.6.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHiby3m_RyM

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