Entries tagged: V International Seminar
Open Social Learning at the VI International Seminar
Open Social Learning will be the focus of the UOC UNESCO chair in e-Learning VI International Seminar, that will take place in Barcelona on November 30 and December 1 2009.This year, as part of[…]
UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Reflections & Conclusions
Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
Reflections & Conclusions
The real fact of the digital divide
Multiple factors
Many different (digital) divides, in relationship to context: culture, geography, education, wealth
Where to start? Many and different approaches
Importance of the “digital” issue
The “digital” embedded in the socioeconomic divide
The “digital” embedded […]
UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Linda Roberts: Curriki
Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
CurrikiLinda Roberts, Curriki
The way we make progress, is doing things: the power of taking risks, and not being satisfied with small successes.
A change of paradigm: the Participation Age. This is why global connectivity, global access, the global network come […]
UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Sugata Mitra: Hole in the Wall
Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
Hole in the WallSugata Mitra, Newcastle University
Strong correlation between school performance and geographical distance from Delhi, the capital: the longer the distance, the lower the performance. Teachers from rural areas, indeed, do want to move to Delhi or closer […]
UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Susan E. Metros: Visual Literacy in the Age of the Big Picture
Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
Visual Literacy in the Age of the Big PictureSusan E. Metros, University of Southern California
What does it mean to be literate?
Just reading and writing? The say that one image is more worth than a thousand words stands even more […]
UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Teemu Leinonen: Wikiversity
Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
WikiversityTeemu Leinonen, Media Lab – University of Art and Design Helsinki
Any true understanding is dialogic in nature (Bakhtin).
UNESCO’s Young Digital Creators: UNESCO Young Digital Creators (YDC) Educator’s Kit.
Evolution of learning technologies
Is it learning with technology or learning from technology?
The […]
UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Tim Unwin: ICT4D as a tool to fight the digital divide
Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
OpeningMariana Patru, UNESCO
The importance of Education in all stages of development.
The increasing changes that the Information Society and Globalization are bringing impact all aspects of life. Life long learning is one of the paradigmatic effects of the recent changes […]