The document discusses how learning has transitioned from a time of scarcity to one of abundance due to technological advances. It notes some specific examples of abundance, such as the large numbers of online educational resources, images, and videos now available. However, abundance can also create new problems like information overload. The document proposes that massive personalization may help address this issue and allow for a "snowflake effect" where learning experiences are highly tailored to each individual. It encourages participants to contribute to growing collective knowledge and sharing their own work.

1. Learning in times of abundance
The Snowflake Effect
TEL Summer School, Terchova, Slovakia, 4 June 2009
Erik Duval
K.U.Leuven & ARIADNE & IEEE LTSC
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd
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2. Thanks!
for the invitation
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3. Thanks!
Really! for the invitation
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5. http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval
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6. feedback please
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7. learning as a root solution
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Old_man_at_Ravangla_Market.jpg
6 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Écoliers_maliens.jpg
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8. learning is
(the
essence
of being)
human
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11. the power of one
connected to many...
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12. design is difficult...
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13. http://erikduval.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/laptop-fun/
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14. bad problem
from the past:
scarcity
books, video, audio, food, music, news, travel, clothes, cars, ...
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17. Searchability
http://globe-info.org/
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19. http://portal.mace-project.eu/
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21. Better problem:
abundance
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22. if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,
then how thick is the result?
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23. if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,
then how thick is the result?
about the distance to the sun...
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24. if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,
then how thick is the result?
about the distance to the sun...
http://www.worldpopulationbalance.org/pop/stats.php
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25. Open
Educational
Resources
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26. Open
Educational
Resources
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28. > 3.000.000.000 images
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29. > 3.000.000.000 images
facebook
> 10.000.000.000
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31. > 80.000.000 videos
upload:
20 hours video/min
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36. 44.000 sites
20.000.000 users
1.900.000 courses
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38. Do numbers matter?
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39. Do numbers matter?
http://www.thelongtail.com/
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40. from scarcity to abundance
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41. from scarcity to abundance
a “better
problem”
paradox of
choice
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42. Better problem: abundance
still a problem...
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43. Better problem: abundance
still a problem...
Solution:
massive hyper-personalization
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44. The Snowflake Effect
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45. snowflake in music...
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46. snowflake in music...
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47. snowflake in music...
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48. snowflake in music...
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49. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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50. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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51. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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52. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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53. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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54. http://www.aristomusic.com/
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55. Electronic forms are dead
but metadara are very
much alive ;-)
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56. !
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57. social?
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77. Physical?
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79. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html
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80. works?
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83. that’s it?
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84. walled garden...
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85. in the end...
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is life is learning is life is learning is
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86. Snowflaking TEL research!
Feeds please?
• produce
• blog, delicious, twitter, slideshare,
connotea, bibsonomy, tripit, eventful, ...
• friendfeed?
• consume
• blogs, people you follow,
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87. • The one thing I take away from this session
is ...
• This is relevant to my PhD research
because ...
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88. Come add to
abundance...
• i want to record what you do for your
PhD. and why,
• or the answers to the earlier questions.
• or whatever you want to share...
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89. Questions?
http://erikduval.wordpress.com/
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd
Thanks!
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90. http://aspect-project.org/ http://www.icoper.org/
http://www.role-project.eu/ http://www.stellarnet.eu/
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