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Presentation given at eLearn 2009 in Vancouver, B.C. regarding a new view of technology in education.
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Cyborg Learning Theoryby
Dallas [email protected]
www.dallasmcpheeters.com
This presentationhttp://issuu.com/dallas/docs/elearn2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The 2-Sided Debate...
Technofascists
control the Tool
Technophobes
control the Takeover
and the operative word is?...Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Immigrant Commonalities...
Both want control
Both view tech as other
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Post Modern View...(Industrial view boxed the dots)
Can you connect the dots using only 4 straight lines crossing no more than one time?
most of us have seen this...Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Post Modern View...
Thinking outside the box is SOOo last century
but Cyborgs can do it with only 1 line...Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A Third View... (Post Human)
In Calculus, a straight line is a curve.
Can you break free of the old paradigm?Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Natives are Restless...
Mashup generation
Culture of uncertainty
Face unknowable future
Tradition disconnect
Boundaries irrelevant
Random preferred
Predictable is stressor
Hint: they know we don’t know.Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Cyborg Learning Theory...
Post Human
Blurred boundaries
Nomadic
Embrace ephemeral
Indefinable by nature
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
How to Engage a Cyborg...
Present a future of fascination not fear
Flex boundaries collectively
Explore
Remove the pedestal
Visionize
Foster social networks
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
References
This presentation: http://issuu.com/dallas/docs/elearn2009
References for this presentation may be located online here: http://greenbananablog.org/2008/11/09/cyborg-learning-theory-and-the-blurring-of-boundaries
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Thank you! Your comments?Tuesday, October 27, 2009
