Snowflake Effect

open learning and researchwithout barriers

erik duvalK.U.Leuven & ARIADNE

http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd 1

slogan warning!

http://www.kinkyangel.co.uk/ 2

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http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval

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The Snowflake Effect:

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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?foodtravelcontentmedia...

Already happening...

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Already happening...

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Already happening...

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Already happening...

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Already happening...

nice bootstrapping, too!8

Already happening...

nice bootstrapping, too!8

Already happening...

nice bootstrapping, too!8

Already happening...

nice bootstrapping, too!8

“mass contribution”

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“mass contribution”

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“mass contribution”

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http://blip.tv/10

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snowflake for learning?

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teachers

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other teachers like you...

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your peers have done

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teachers learners

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your peers have done

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new since last year

other teachers like you...

used in this

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your peers have done

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who is doing this

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teachers learners

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you used last year

new since last year

other teachers like you...

used in this

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your peers have done

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who is doing this

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learn together?

teachers learners

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you used last year

new since last year

other teachers like you...

used in this

context

also used by...

your peers have done

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they asked ...

who is doing this

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learn together?

thumbs up/down?

teachers learners

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http://www.ariadne-eu.org/13

Searchability

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http://globe-info.org/

http://www.mace-project.eu/

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EUN, ARIADNE

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Commercial: UK, Germany, IcelandDanube University Krems (evaluation)

Europese Hogeschool Brussel (school pilots)

OAI - SQICreative Commons

folksonomies

http://info.melt-project.eu/

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snowflake for learning?

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snowflake for learning?

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18http://portal.acm.org/

18http://portal.acm.org/

18http://portal.acm.org/

RSS?

google scholar

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http://scholar.google.com

google scholar

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http://scholar.google.com

RSS?

google scholar

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http://scholar.google.com

RSS?

Quality?

why can i get music on my ipod or information about who blogs mewithout having to search for it...

and i can’t get citations of my work as easily?!

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Is this all we can do!?

22 http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/14418/

22 http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/14418/

22 http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/14418/

22 http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/14418/

scientometrics?

22 http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/14418/

scientometrics?learnometrics?

Open feedback

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Open feedback

http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.be/empirical/ Attention metadata

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Open feedback

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Open feedback

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1.Property2.Mobility3.Economy4.Transparency

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1.Property2.Mobility3.Economy4.Transparency

How about you?

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How about you?

• not scarce & searchbut abundant & find

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How about you?

• not scarce & searchbut abundant & find

• “snowflake effect”

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How about you?

• not scarce & searchbut abundant & find

• “snowflake effect”

• fight not invented here

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How about you?

• not scarce & searchbut abundant & find

• “snowflake effect”

• fight not invented here

• interconnect for scale

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How about you?

• not scarce & searchbut abundant & find

• “snowflake effect”

• fight not invented here

• interconnect for scale

• join Ariadne, LACLO & Globe !25

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Thanks!

Questions?http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/wordpress/eduval/

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