Exploring other perspectives on the world we live and learn in
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Il y a quelques années, un moulin à eau miniature est apparu sur le Ruau, un ruisseau qui traverse le village de Saint-Blaise. Bien que le niveau d’eau soit parfois tombé si bas que la roue ne tournait plus, elle est restée en place pendant près de deux ans.…
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A few years ago, a miniature waterwheel appeared on the Ruau, a stream that runs through the village of Saint-Blaise. Although the water level sometimes fell so low that the wheel stopped turning, it remained in place for almost two years. Watermills are a key part of the history of the village, having supplied energy for a number of craft-industries scattered along the stream.…
We’ve all been victims, one way or another, of the pandemic. Now the latest IPCC report on climate change predicts imminent disaster on another front. And they are right. We need a global, far-reaching solution to avert the catastrophe that awaits us. Unrealistic? Only the impossible is likely to save us. (read more)…
I’m sitting in the tram headed along the lakeside towards Neuchatel, a medium-sized town at the foot of Jura mountains. It’s Sunday afternoon, the weather is sunny after a prolonged period of heavy rain and flooding and the tram is full. Everybody, with a couple of notable exceptions, is wearing a mask.…
Evaluation in complex situations – Widening the scope of evaluation to ‘moments of evaluation’ produces a better understanding and increased efficiency when evaluating complex situations… (read more)…
Learning moments – In Western minds learning is bound to a dis-embodied activity called schooling. In comparison, learning moments are activities deeply embedded in life… (Read more)…
Learning in Western minds is inextricably bound with memories and ideas from an institution called school. School is a building where learning takes place. Lots of learning. Only learning. Well, not exactly. Other activities creep in. Meeting your first boyfriend or girlfriend. Fighting during the recreation period. Talking to friends about a TV programme you saw or maybe a book you read or a website you visited.…
“Anyone got a can-opener? Opening up the Internet – Changing ways things are done has little to do with telling people what to do, but more with creating a framework for them to develop their own ways… (read more)…
As promised in my text Stop the world, I wanna get off, here is the text related to learning in the context of Internet and developing countries. It was inspired by discussions during the September meeting of the IDEAS group in Geneva. Chaired by Bruno Lanvin, the subject of this “dinner-discussion” was the role of the Internet in developing countries. …
Open sourcing ideas. A hacker approach to working and learning – What can we learn from the ‘hacker’ approach to work and learning? What does this comparison reveal about the nature of work and its place in society? (read more)
Connected Magazine, Feb 9th, 2002. Updated Mar 16th, 2020…