Category Archives: Learning 2.0

Acting upon the theory

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Ken Carroll

Some Friday afternoon thoughts … Although there is some original thinking in the edublogs – George Siemens, Stephen Downes – the vast majority of edublogging is derivative. That is to be expected, I guess. It helps to flesh out and … Continue reading →

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Edupunks need to grow up

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Ken Carroll

  Am I the only one to find this Edupunk meme ridiculous? The adolescent ethos, music, etc, are matched only by the adolescent narcissism,  anger, wilful non-conformity,  sanctimony, and tirades against authority. Fine, except this is all coming from teachers!   No seven ages of man here. These … Continue reading →

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Is ChinesePod setting industry standards?

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Ken Carroll

   There are lots of blogs on the subject of learning 2.0. They tend to focus on what is theoretically or pedagogically desirable in the New Learning, as well as the new understandings that emerge from our experience of learning on the network. This discussion remains … Continue reading →

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Networks and learning

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Ken Carroll

   Although they come in an infinite variety, all networks are ultimately about nodes and connections with things (like data, for example) passing through them. (The flow can be two-way, such as on the internet, or a cell-phone network, or … Continue reading →

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ChinesePod, the New York Times, and the future

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Ken Carroll

   The subject of online language learning has been in the news, particularly since Live Mocha received funding some weeks ago. Yesterday, my company, Praxis Language  appeared alongside them, in the New York Times (the same story appeared in the International Herald Tribune today).  … Continue reading →

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Skype, social networks and language learning

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Ken Carroll

  There’s lots of start-ups in the language learning space, mostly variations on the social networking and Skype models. Most of them aren’t very good though, and many miss the point entirely. What, imho, are they doing wrong?  Medium and message These are early days for Learning 2.0. There’s … Continue reading →

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Linear and non-linear learning

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Ken Carroll

  Obligatory pic of horrific looking 19th cen school that should add impact to the post. In a previous post, I talked about what language learning 2.0 meant to me. In the coming weeks and months I’ll try to elaborate  through examples from projects that I’ve … Continue reading →

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