This document discusses open learning and the "Snowflake Effect" of personalized learning. It describes how learning resources are becoming abundant rather than scarce through open contributions and interconnectivity. The "Snowflake Effect" refers to providing just the right content to each individual learner at the right time through mass personalization. Teachers can leverage social media and user-generated content to learn together and get feedback in open forums. Metadata and open standards help learners efficiently find relevant resources.

1. StreamTeam
Snowflake Effect
open learning without barriers
erik duval
K.U.Leuven & ARIADNE
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd
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2. slogan warning!
http://www.kinkyangel.co.uk/
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4. learning as a root solution
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6. nothing wrong with learning?
(R. Smyth, this morning)
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7. nothing wrong with learning?
(R. Smyth, this morning)
lots wrong!
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9. increase student freedom to
control their own learning
(R. Smyth, this morning)
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10. increase student freedom to
control their own learning
(R. Smyth, this morning)
yes!
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12. scarcity and searching:
“bad” problem
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14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs
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15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs
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16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs
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17. http://www.ariadne-eu.org/
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18. Searchability
http://globe-info.org/
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19. http://www.mace-project.eu/
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20. http://info.melt-project.eu/
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Finland, Ireland, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Commercial: UK, Germany, Iceland
Danube University Krems (evaluation)
Europese Hogeschool Brussel (school pilots)
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21. from scarcity to abundance
a “better
problem”
paradox of
choice
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22. lots of metadata!
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23. lots of metadata!
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24. lots of metadata!
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25. lots of metadata!
electronic
forms must
die!
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27. The Snowflake Effect:
Wayne Hodgins
The ideal is getting to “just right*”…
• Just the right CONTENT, to
• Just the right PERSON, with
• Just the right PARTNERS, at
• Just the right TIME, on
• Just the right DEVICE, in
• Just the right CONTEXT, and
• Just the right WAY ………
* not to be confused with perfection!!
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28. The Snowflake Effect
Wayne Hodgins
MaSS PeRSONALiZATiON
(Or if you insist on a prefix call it..)
meLearning!
• Personalized Learning Experiences for every person every day
all 6.6 billion of us -- every day!!
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• Just for me and just right:
Time, place, amount, device, medium, way…
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On demand, adaptive
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• Markets of one: Billions of Markets
• Learning in ALL forms:
Formal AND informal
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not just online, on computer, on screen, etc, but every where, every time
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“Capitalizing on EVERY Teachable Moment”
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30. teachers
you used
last year
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31. teachers
new since
last year
you used
last year
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32. teachers
other
teachers
like you...
new since
last year
you used
last year
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33. teachers
used in
this
context
other
teachers
like you...
new since
last year
you used
last year
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34. teachers
also used
by...
used in
this
context
other
teachers
like you...
new since
last year
you used
last year
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35. teachers learners
also used
by...
used in
this
context
other
teachers
like you...
new since
last year
your peers
you used
have done
last year this
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36. teachers learners
also used
by...
used in
this
context
other
teachers
like you...
new since they
last year asked ...
your peers
you used
have done
last year this
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37. teachers learners
also used
by...
used in
this
context
other who is
teachers doing this
like you... now?
new since they
last year asked ...
your peers
you used
have done
last year this
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38. teachers learners
also used
by...
used in
learn
this
together?
context
other who is
teachers doing this
like you... now?
new since they
last year asked ...
your peers
you used
have done
last year this
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39. teachers learners
thumbs
also used
up/down?
by...
used in
learn
this
together?
context
other who is
teachers doing this
like you... now?
new since they
last year asked ...
your peers
you used
have done
last year this
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40. User
Generated
Content
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41. http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.be/mediawiki/index.php/Chi_2007
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42. http://blip.tv/
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43. http://blip.tv/
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44. http://blip.tv/
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45. http://blip.tv/
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46. http://blip.tv/
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47. http://blip.tv/
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48. Social media...
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49. Social media...
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50. “mass contribution”
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51. “mass contribution”
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52. “mass contribution”
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54. Open feedback
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55. Open feedback
Attention metadata
http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.be/empirical/
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56. Open feedback
Attention metadata
http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.be/empirical/
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57. Open feedback
Attention metadata
http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.be/empirical/
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58. 1.Property
2.Mobility
3.Economy
ransparency
4.T
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59. 1.Property
2.Mobility
3.Economy
ransparency
4.T
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60. http://news.kmi.open.ac.uk/rostra/news.php?r=56&t=2&id=51
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61. http://news.kmi.open.ac.uk/rostra/news.php?r=56&t=2&id=51
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62. How about you?
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63. How about you?
• not scarce & search
but abundant & find
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64. How about you?
• not scarce & search
but abundant & find
• “snowflake effect”
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65. How about you?
• not scarce & search
but abundant & find
• “snowflake effect”
• fight not invented here
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66. How about you?
• not scarce & search
but abundant & find
• “snowflake effect”
• fight not invented here
• interconnect for scale
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67. How about you?
• not scarce & search
but abundant & find
• “snowflake effect”
• fight not invented here
• interconnect for scale
• join Ariadne & Globe !
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68. EC-TEL
17-20 September
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69. Questions?
http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/wordpress/eduval/
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd
Thanks!
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