The document discusses the changing landscape of learning in a world without boundaries due to technological advances. It touches on many topics related to eLearning including blended learning, teacher development, ICT, mobile learning, OERs, and more. It advocates for a narrative of inclusion that acknowledges tensions and brings together stakeholders like learners, faculty, society, and governments. The goal is taking a "whole view" of learning that considers cognitive, social, and situational aspects, as well as learner needs, diversity, access, and technology in order to build capacity for this new landscape of learning without boundaries.

1. A narrative of learning for a world without boundaries eLearning Africa May 29, 2008 George Siemens

2. Innovation Blended learning Teacher development ICT Mobile learning Development Networking Collaboration Partnership Innovation Resource constraints Diffusion Adoption Learner success OERs Web 2.0 Pedagogy Infrastructure Open source Digitization eLibraries Empowering women ICT in health care Copyright Quality management Policy Inclusivity Research

5. History of educational technology

6. Perez, C. 2004 Technological revolution Year Industrial from 1771 Steam/Railways from 1829 Steel/Electricity from 1875 Oil/Automobile/Mass production from 1908 Information/telecommunications from 1971

7. Looking within Humanity

8. Increased opportunities

9. Goals of learners Life of learners

10. Changing societal needs

11. Not content, but interaction, connections, socialization

12. Principles of openness To people, to places, to methods, to ideas Lord Geoffrey Crowther, 1969

13. Looking forward Respect of history Mobile technologies OERs Socialization A narrative of inclusion Resolution (acknowledgement) of tension points

16. Not knowing in advance Complicated vs Complex

17. “ New technologies take hold only in the context of accompanying cultural innovation as their latent possibilities are explored.” Joe Karaganis in Structures of Participation in Digital Culture

18. What is learning in a world without boundaries?

20. Belonging

21. A new narrative? On returning… On participating…

22. Participating In content creation In learning network formation In socialization In owning our participation

24. Taking the “whole view” Learning (cognitive, social, situational, emotive) Learner needs, context Diversity Access Technology Variability of information quality International/global relations/partnerships

25. STAKEHOLDERS

26. Achieving “whole view” Build capacity: System (policy) Faculty (skills) Learner (skills, access, and opportunity) Stakeholders: society, government, employers Perils of building a development model too soon, or too rigidly

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