the power of one - hyperlinked
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A number of people asked for a copy of the presentation with hyperlinks to the various resources and somewhat smaller. Here it is....TRANSCRIPT
The Power of One
Deon van der Merwe
Thomas L. Friedman“The World Is Flat”
Three great erasof
Globalization
1492 – Early 1800’sGlobalization 1.0
Countries
Early 1800’s – 2000Globalization 2.0
MultinationalCompanies
2000 onwards….Globalization 3.0
Individuals& Small Groups
Technology’s role in Globalization
• Computing Power (Cloud)• Connectivity - Trillion $ investment
in fiber optic cable• Storage• Interoperability (Standards)• OSS• No Borders• 24/7
Time & Space becomes Irrelevant
How can I be part of this “Globalization” thing?
Tool
s
Content
Networks
Few Examples of OSS Tools
• OS: Linux, Ubuntu
• Browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer
• Search engines: Google (ig), Cooliris, Yahoo, Ask, ….
• Office Productivity: Open Office, Google Docs, Live@Edu
• e-Mail: Mozilla Thunderbird, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo
• Mind Mapping: Xmind, FreeMind
• Graphics: Gimp, Inkscape, ….
• Audio: Audacity
• Animation: Blender
• Developers tools….
Few Examples of Social Networks
• E-mail: Listserve & RSS Feeds, RSS Reader• Social Spaces: Facebook, MySpace, Linkedin, Ning• Video Sharing: Youtube, Dailymotion• Photo Sharing: Flickr, Photobucket• Slide Sharing: Slideshare• Social Bookmarking: Delicious, EverNote• Blogs: WordPress, Blogger, Technorati• Wikis: Wikispaces, MediaWiki, Confluence• Micro Blogging/IM: Twitter, MXit, Google Talk• VoIP: Skype, Windows Messenger• Virtual Reality: Second Life, Twinity• Mashups: Google Earth
Few Examples Content
• Academic Earth• Free and Open Source Java• Google Scholar• iTunes U• MIT Open Courseware• Howard Hughes Medical Institute• OER Commons• Stanford Engineering Everywhere• Wikipedia• Google Books
Learn how to Learn
• Find/Discover• Assimilate/Collect• Evaluate/Compare/Classify/Organize/
Deduce• Reconstruct/Invent/Design/Create
• Collaborate and …….• Never stop learning!
Barriers
• Cost of Connectivity (Africa)• Limitations of Imagination• Own Attitude• Personal Time
A Taste of the Future
• Virtual Reality• Augmented Realit• Wearable Computing• Robotics• Bionics• Cybernetics
Beware of the Dark Side…
• Stay up to Date• Lear to use relevant Tools
– Technologies (Software & Hardware)
• Develop Networks– Establish a presence
(Website, Blog, social)– Build the network– Learn the Culture and Rules
of Engagement– Learn the Jargon– Give & Take– Be Available
• Find and Engage with Resources
• Be creative!!
So What Now?
We have to:
• Think Differently!• Interact Differently!• Do Things Differently!
In Conclusion• “Computers are
incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination.” (Albert Einstein)
Questions?