Comments on: Wikipedia continues to be the poster child for Shifted Learning http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/ Learning stuff since 1964 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:27:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nala http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-27839 nala Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:52:09 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/#comment-27839 Nice Site! Nice Site!

]]> By: Quentin DSouza http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-27763 Quentin DSouza Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:48:29 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/#comment-27763 I agree. One of the points I like to mention is the ability to aggregate a number of news sources together when current events occur to get a better understanding of the whole picture than what you would get from a particular new source. Is 1 news source better than the aggregated facts from 100 new sources referencing the same event? I agree. One of the points I like to mention is the ability to aggregate a number of news sources together when current events occur to get a better understanding of the whole picture than what you would get from a particular new source. Is 1 news source better than the aggregated facts from 100 new sources referencing the same event?

]]> By: simplyconnections » Wikipedia continues to be the poster child for Shifted Learning http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-27761 simplyconnections » Wikipedia continues to be the poster child for Shifted Learning Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:42:43 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/#comment-27761 [...] all the details here [...] [...] all the details here [...]

]]> By: Alec Couros http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-27756 Alec Couros Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:59:17 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/30/wikipedia-continues-to-be-the-poster-child-for-shifted-learning/#comment-27756 Take 2. I agree with you that Wikipedia is likely the poster child of "shifted learning". However, in the same breath, I'd have to mention that Wikipedia wouldn't have been possible with out Linux and the GNU GPL. And the collaborative processes of computer science going way back to the 1960's really led up to that. And in saying that, I treat Linux in the same way I treat Wikipedia in that I feel the content/product is not nearly as important as the processes and philosophies inherent in these tools. I've often said that a Wikipedia page is not nearly as important as the discussion (conversation) behind the page. That wasn't quite what I said before, but it will have to do. Take 2.

I agree with you that Wikipedia is likely the poster child of “shifted learning”. However, in the same breath, I’d have to mention that Wikipedia wouldn’t have been possible with out Linux and the GNU GPL. And the collaborative processes of computer science going way back to the 1960′s really led up to that.

And in saying that, I treat Linux in the same way I treat Wikipedia in that I feel the content/product is not nearly as important as the processes and philosophies inherent in these tools. I’ve often said that a Wikipedia page is not nearly as important as the discussion (conversation) behind the page.

That wasn’t quite what I said before, but it will have to do.

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