[liberationtech] The Flat World has Swung Wide Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education Around the World

[Kim, Paul]

The Flat World has Swung Wide Open: 
How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education

April 22, 2010
3:15-4:15
Stanford University School of Education [CERAS 100B]

Professor Curtis Bonk
Indiana University

Building on Thomas Friedman's book, The World is Flat, Dr. Curt Bonk
offers an intriguing look at ten technology trends which he called
educational openers. When combined, the first letter of each opener
spells the acronym: "WE-ALL-LEARN."  This model helps make sense of the
role of various technologies in open education, including open
courseware, open source software, open access journals, open educational
resources, and open information communities.  As part of this, he will
discuss e-books, podcasts, streamed videos, online learning portals
social networking tools like Facebook and Ning, YouTube videos, wikis,
and virtual worlds. With such technologies, thousands of organizations
and scholars are sharing their course materials, expertise, and teaching
ideas globally, thereby expanding learning opportunities and resources
even further. As this occurs, members of the media, politicians,
educators, students, parents, and others are asking important questions
about the quality of such contents. Dr. Bonk also addresses questions
related to the digital divide and how those without Internet access
still benefit immensely from these open learning tools and resources.
The economic world of Friedman may be flatter, but the educational world
is definitely more open than was a decade or even a few years ago. 

Please send inquiries to belanger at stanford.edu
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Professor Curt Bonk is the author of

The Flat World has Swung Wide Open: How Web Technology is
Revolutionizing Education

http://www.amazon.com/World-Open-Technology-Revolutionizing-Education/dp
/0470461306/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271803573&sr=8-1