Category Archives: Distributed Knowledge

connected learning

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Michael

I am listening to Will Richardson’s presentation on connected learning (also available here). One of his most salient points for me was on making connections and pattern recognition. He says (I tried to transcribe this accurately): [...]recognizing patterns is huge.[...] … Continue reading →

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the complications of distributed knowledge and how one views others

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Michael

Fall quarter I became obsessed with the idea of distributed knowledge, the idea that we no longer just have knowledge in our heads, but also what is constantly or near-constantly at our hands (on the internet, via the cell phone, … Continue reading →

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distributed knowledge while instant messaging

Posted on December 8, 2005 by Michael

My friend Keith and I were just talking at Interzone, and he mentioned my previous post on distributed knowledge, and he brought up how when we use instant message clients (e.g., AIM), when someone else mentions something that we don’t … Continue reading →

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