Inspired by the YouTube video shared by Chris, I recalled something that I had seen a while back that is less e-learning overall and more technology, how we interact with it and how it interacts with us. These last two elements fascinate me.
The title is "The Machine is Us/using Us."
So I take away from this that true e-learning is learning that is done not by us, but by the "E" that we use... :)
Joking aside, while this video is not specifically directed at e-learning (it was produced by an ethnographer), it nevertheless is a great tie-in with Chris' offering if viewed in the light of our evolving interactivity with e-resources. If (maybe a big if) there are fundamental changes in how we interact as a society, this most certainly warrants a look at how this affects learning.
By the way, 4 1/2 minutes seems to be a pretty common time for these YouTube instructional/inspirational vids. Perhaps that has something to do with our class discussion on attention spans...
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Loved, loved, loved this video Carl. The "big take-away" from it is the word, WE.
Time Magazine named "You" Person-of-the-Year a few years back, meaning that each person was "Person of the Year." You might remember that their cover featured a mirror instead of the usual person's portrait. They did this due to the contribution each person is capable of making to the web. I think WE is a better word because interaction is key in utilizing technology now.
I loved it too- and what a great way to look at web 2.0!
Perfect timing and speed for somebody like me too :)
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