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Jan 10

A toda hora uma novidade relacionada aos suportes de leitura para os e-books . C.E.S. 2010: Explosion of E-Book Readers .

Esta semana, Ray Kurzweil mostrou o seu Blio (Singularity Proponent Ray Kurzweil Reinvents the Book). Segundo ele, um avanço em relação aos demais e-readers. Talvez, mas ainda é muito pouco.

Eu não me animo muito com a forma como estão explorando os e-readers/e-books. De certa forma, vejo os e-readers atuais como um retrocesso no que diz respeito à “liberdade do conhecimento”. É um movimento totalmente contrário ao que estamos discutindo sobre abertura. É mais ou menos como se precisássemos de óculos especiais para ler um livro físico. Além disso, como disse o Ray Kurzweil, considerando o atual estado da arte das tecnologias digitais, são tecnologicamente primitivos.

Em breve, o Google lançará um e-reader com código aberto e vai seu outro oba oba na mídia, o que não significa muita coisa em termos de liberdade, pois vejo que esse discurso de abertura do Google vai nos deixar mais presos do que nos deixou a Microsoft. Para onde estamos indo com esse deslubramento com relação a esses gadgets? Muitas vezes, parecemos índios encantados com as quinquilharia dos europeus colonizadores do Séc. XVI. A propósito, a metáfora da navegação -predatória de culturas- parece que cai muito bem em tempos de internet.

É banal falar isso, mas é nesse contexto, sinistro a meu ver, que o software livre (e hardware) e os Recursos Educacionais Abertos (REA) ganham uma importância crucial para o exercício da cidadania neste início de século.

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Nov 02

The article Journals for Computer-Mediated Learning: Publications of Value for the Online Educator classified 46 internacional journals devoted to Computer-Based Learning (peer-reviewed), based in criteria such as  popularity, importance and prestige.

The best 5  journals classified were:

The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Journal for Asynchronous Learning Networks
eLearning Papers
Innovate: Journal of Online Education
American Journal of Distance Education

Journals for Computer-Mediated Learning: Publications of Value for the Online Educator aponta os cinco principais jornais acadêmicos na Área de Aprendizagem Mediada por Computador (computer-mediated learning, e traz uma lista completa com as 46 publicações, todas peer-reviewed, que foram avaliadas no estudo.

Apesar das limitações do estudo apontadas pelos próprios autores, essa lista de jornais acadêmicos será extremamente útil aos pesquisadores e estudiosos da Área.

A Revista Brasileira de Aprendizagem Aberta e a Distância é citada pelos autores no final do artigo, em “limitações do estudo”, por ser uma das publicações internacionais que não publicam há mais de um ano, tendo, dessa forma, ficado de fora do escopo da pesquisa.

Os 5 mais pontuados foram:
The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Journal for Asynchronous Learning Networks
eLearning Papers
Innovate: Journal of Online Education
American Journal of Distance Education

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Aug 03

memoryshare

BBC Memoryshare is a living archive of memories from 1900 to the present day. You can contribute, share and browse memories of life experiences and see them in the context of recent and historical events. Memoryshare is of value to people across the UK and internationally, and may be used as a source of programme content for the BBC. Anyone registered with bbc.co.uk can contribute to Memoryshare.

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Jul 12

In this report, Cathy Davidson and David Theo Goldberg focus on the potential for shared and interactive learning made possible by the Internet. They argue that the single most important characteristic of the Internet is its capacity for world-wide community and the limitless exchange of ideas. The Internet brings about a way of learning that is not new or revolutionary but is now the norm for today’s graduating high school and college classes. It is for this reason that Davidson and Goldberg call on us to examine potential new models of digital learning and rethink our virtually enabled and enhanced learning institutions.

Download this report here

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Jul 10

Neste vídeo  Tim Bernes Lee explica o que é “linked data” e fala da sua importância para o futuro da web.

O aperfeiçoamento dessa tecnologia descortinará infinitas possibilidades para a emergência de conhecimento, pois estaremos lidando com um banco de dados em escala planetária.

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Jul 05

sputnik

The mission of Sputnik Observatory is to be the world’s foremost institute dedicated to the study of contemporary culture. Sputnik Observatory manifests this commitment by documenting, archiving and disseminating the ideas that are shaping the arts, sciences and technology.

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Jul 01

“Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement. The new literacies almost all involve social skills developed through collaboration and networking. These skills build on the foundation of traditional literacy, research skills, technical skills, and critical analysis skills taught in the classroom.”

Play – the capacity to experiment with one’s surroundings as a form of problem-solving
Performance – the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery
Simulation – the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes
Appropriation – the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content
Multitasking – the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details
Distributed Cognition – the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities
Collective Intelligence – the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal
Judgment – the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources
Transmedia Navigation – the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities
Networking – the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information
Negotiation – the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms
Visualization – the ability to interpret and create data representations for the purposes of expressing ideas, finding patterns, and identifying trends
  • Play – the capacity to experiment with one’s surroundings as a form of problem-solving
  • Performance – the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery
  • Simulation – the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes
  • Appropriation – the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content
  • Multitasking – the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details
  • Distributed Cognition – the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities
  • Collective Intelligence – the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal
  • Judgment – the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources
  • Transmedia Navigation – the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities
  • Networking – the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information
  • Negotiation – the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms
  • Visualization – the ability to interpret and create data representations for the purposes of expressing ideas, finding patterns, and identifying trends

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Jun 29

3RD

O Pd é uma linguagem de programação própria para o desenvolvimento de aplicativos interativos, permitindo a manipulação do fluxo de dados em tempo-real. Mais info.

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Jun 28
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“The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning examines the effect of digital media tools on how people learn, network, communicate, and play, and how growing up with these tools may affect a person’s sense of self, how they express themselves, and their ability to learn, exercise judgment, and think systematically.”

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