Technology & the Outdoors Some experiential possibilities

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… possible applications of technology in outdoor education.

My Background / Expertise OE Uni Web wilderdom. com Outdoor Psych

wilderdom.com 10, 000 / day ~ 5 mins each ~ 110 people full-time (7.5 hours / day 7 days / week)

10, 000 / day

~ 5 mins each

~ 110 people full-time (7.5 hours / day 7 days / week)

My Background / Expertise OE Uni IT Web Blended Learning Mobile Learning wilderdom. com Outdoor Psych

Emancipatory Functions of Technology

Free & Open Philosophy & Practice Free & Open Philosophy

Open Philosophy .odt .ods .odp .

Why Schools Should Use Free Software

Why Schools Should Use Free Software $

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Why Schools Should Use Free Software Teach ways of life that will benefit society as a whole.

Teach ways of life that will benefit society as a whole.

Why Schools Should Use Free Software Allow students to learn how software works.

Allow students to learn how software works.

Why Schools Should Use Free Software Teach people to be good citizens & neighbors – i.e., cooperating.

Teach people to be good citizens & neighbors – i.e., cooperating.

1. Trends 2. Applications

Uneasy bedfellows Tech OE Intimate Tension

What is the role of technology in OE?

Technology is NOT the antithesis of the outdoors

(indoors is the antithesis)

So what is technology?

Wild Gorillas Handy with Stick

Neanderthals

Otzi – 5300 years ago Bow & arrows Bread Copper Axe Fire starting kit Knives Medicine Shoes / Snowshoes Tattoos

Bow & arrows

Bread

Copper Axe

Fire starting kit

Knives

Medicine

Shoes / Snowshoes

Tattoos

What is technology?

What is Technology? (Useful) cultural artifact.

(Useful)

cultural

artifact.

What is Technology? Artificial aid

Artificial aid

What is Technology? Capability not inherited.

Capability

not

inherited.

What is Technology? (Hardware + Software) x Knowledge

(Hardware + Software)

x

Knowledge

Tool Usage Copper/Iron: 3,000 years Computers: 20 years Stone/Wood: 500,000? years Industrial Machines: 150 years

Singularity Hypothetical point of massive interconnection such that paradigm shifts and technological innovations occur unprecedently rapidly.

Hypothetical point of massive interconnection such that paradigm shifts and technological innovations occur unprecedently rapidly.

Singularity (Kurzweil) Paradigm shifts will become increasingly common,

Paradigm shifts will become increasingly common,

Singularity (Kurzweil) Whenever technology approaches a barrier, new technologies will cross it.

Whenever technology approaches a barrier, new technologies will cross it.

Singularity (Kurzweil) leading to “technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history”.

leading to “technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history”.

Singularity (Kurzweil) Singularity will occur before the end of the 21st century, ~2045.

Singularity will occur before the end of the 21st century, ~2045.

Moore’s Law Moore’s Law

Low tech Navigation High tech GPS Map Compass Sextant Google Earth Memory Songlines

Why so homogeous? -10 yrs -100 yrs -1000 yrs Sustainable Living Mobile Learning Urban Adventure

Web 1.0 Web User Static Didactic Passive

Web

User

Web 2.0 Web User Dynamic Experiential Active

Web

User

Outdoor Education Wikipedia

Outdoor Education Facebook

Apple Tree Flat Hike Route Start Cliff line safety River crossings Our Hike Route Off track hiking Unmarked Cliff lines

Glengarry Looking West Apple Tree Flat Camp Site 24km West of Glengarry

Combine data from different sources into an integrated experience. Mash-ups

Networks

Greenwich Emotion Map

Photo-sharing

Tag Cloud

Mood Ring

Bio feed back

Camping in the Giga Wilderness

Virtual Worlds

Future Trends / Needs Mobility Singularity Virtuality

Mobility

Singularity

Virtuality