The document discusses the concept of heterogeneity in learning and proposes five steps to achieve heterogeneous learning. Heterogeneous learning involves mashing up different media types, words, ideas and resources from various sources to stimulate sharing and educate in new ways. It aims to develop an intellectual infrastructure that is sensitive to pluralism and creates novel combinations, ultimately taking advantage of multiple perspectives to strengthen learning.

1. E Pluribus:
Heterogeneous learning fun
for everyone
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2. E Pluribus
What does this mean?
How does it appear/occur?
Why is it important?
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3. Heterogeneity ….
What it is: “Standard”, “classical”, new definitions
How it can be realized now: Mashing, mixing
Why exploit it: To stimulate, share, educate
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4. Heterogeneity: what?
Standard, classical definition: disparateness…
New definition: composition,
mashing up!
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5. How to heterogenize: 5 steps
Brainstorm for goals, objectives
Determine key words, ideas
Imagine the unorthodox
Glean the most useful
Interact & share
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6. Heterogeneous means
to a homogeneous end
Using the 5 steps, and in so doing….
…developing an intellectual infrastructure
…sensitizing us to the plural
…creating a new kind of mash-up
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7. The “how” exemplified:
demonstrating the infrastructure
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8. Step 1: Brainstorm
Example: Defining via media mixes
Talking/thinking : politics, arts, media, thought
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9. Step 2: Key words, ideas
New
Surreal
Revolutionary
Heterogeneous
WYSIWYG…not!
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10. Step 3: Imagine the various
Dictionaries, wikis (…pedia, etc.)
Written documents (Open Source, .pdf)
Contemporary sources (free print, audio, video)
Current (re)examinations (museums, etc.)
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11. Step 4: Gleaning the useful:
Key words, ideas, resources,
distilled from everywhere
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12. Step 5: sharing for interactivity
Using social media & society
….as resources
….as exchange mechanisms
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13. Step 5 exemplified:
Facebookery @ facebook.com
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14. The ultimate why
-- To take advantage of multiple media
-- To assist those who learn in alternative ways
-- To strengthen the message/objective
-- To learn boundlessly!
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