Hi Amy, very true…a true network must be created…and we are focusing here on higher-education but the branches of the tree must reach everywhere for it to be really strong ( high school, business, government)…it goes in hand with the discussion made by Hitchcock on incorporating Twitter and blogging into the research world

Hi Emma, yes equitable access or open access…I guess with time we might get there, trying to be optimistic but also a little realistic that it might take more time that what we would like…so step by step showing the benefits of open learning might lead to business enterprises interested in giving that open access…for instance it is good to see that some cities in Colombia have started to provide free wi-fi through the city…but even with free wi-fi, if you don’t have the hardware to use it then the problem persists…

As I know, digital technology is a tool in learning. It will affect our study life but will not instead of traditional educational experience. If the students who have already attended the online class, they will realise that face-to face communication is still necessary during the process of learning and teaching. The digital technology offers different blueprint in class, which depends on the variety of majors. Thus, the traditional study way and digital technology learning method are paralleled tools to obtain acknowledge.

Hi Zhanyu, thank you for your comment, I think it is definitely something to analyze, and like all changes, it could be a hard one to do, but if outcome sounds good, then why not?…. if you haven’t done so, I invite you to read debjitg post’s about the prisoner’s dilemma…can be easily applied to a competitive classroom environment https://debjitg.wordpress.com/

Agree! Sometimes, Blog as an “inside kingdom” to records the process and/or the concepts and thought. The responsibility of blog is different than that of reference books. The blog is a space that individuals states personal comments or write some key works from others.

Hi Dr. Nelson. Well, the image in this link (if it works properly) will more or less illustrate the pigeon situation (http://www.controldefauna.com/Imagenes/Palomas_Ventana.jpg) … usually we would have three to five visitors in different windows or in the balcony…perhaps the fact that one of the neighbors liked to feed them encouraged the visit…but nevertheless it is a problem faced in multiple cities in Colombia and companies have developed different “solutions” to prevent the pigeons from staying…once they even left some eggs and that ended…well… sad and not pleasant story…..I agree with the curiosity and the access, and I would add from other posts: the will to let go the fear of being open and sharing

In my opinion, learning in the classroom and outside classroom are two different methods to obtain the acknowledge. In the classroom, most of the students follow the sckedule of the teacher organised. The teach will push us. It is good for the primary level. But, the outside classroom learning is more important for advanced level study. Based the primary educational experience, the student needs to narrative down the research area and schedule the study plan.This is a challenge for the higher education, which focuses on the ability to learn not just gains from teachers.

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So many good insights here and I love the reflection on your experiences with Stack Overflow. On the prisoner’s dilemma Carlos raises a good point. How we think about originality, authorship and intellectual property is definitely in flux. Qichao raises similar concerns in his post (https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/qichao/2017/09/02/learning-with-blogs/#comment-56). Check out creative commons licensing as an emerging “best practice” for public / open work. (Link is in the comment on Qichao’s post.)

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Yes, let’s please keep an eye on the common good and not just self-realization!

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