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 CosmopolitanismCosmopolitanism is the ideology that all human ethnic groups belong to a single community based on a shared morality. A person who adheres to the idea of cosmopolitanism in any of its forms is called a cosmopolitan or cosmopolite. The word derives from Greek κοσμοπολίτης, cosmopolites, i.e. 
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In today’s day and age, we often look towards the younger generations for advice on how to use technology. Having trouble with your new smart phone? Ask any teenager on the block, they can give you a demo.
Here are four things that schools can do to educate students, families and faculty on proper social media usage, and serve as a go-to resource for their communities:
1. Set a Social Media Policy for the School 2. Designate a Social Media “Guru” 3. Hold Social Media Workshops for the Students and Parents 4. Offer “Social Media Tutoring”
Gust MEES's insight:
This is a great article and every school should follow that example!
The basic idea here is to keep your community educated and informed. The more you know and can share with your constituents, the better it is for the entire community. Integrate also:
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One of the challenges of learning today is that it depends on the contributions of other people. Scholars of the past could lock themselves in a room, read the printed literature on a topic, consult with a few mentors, and emerge with a product that builds upon the historic work of others.
This isn’t an option for today’s researcher. While there are many famous instances of collaboration throughout history, none rise to the level of what’s possible today. Now, dozens or hundreds or thousands of people from around the world can work collaboratively on a project around the clock and produce extraordinary results in a short timeframe.
As Clay Shirky says, today most people “over estimate the value of access to information and
===> underestimate the value of access to each other. <===
Gust MEES's insight:
===> Don't underestimate the value of access to each other. <===
Check also:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=Social+Learning
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With the internet WE go, slowly but surely to it: as WE work on "Collaboration" and as WE "meet" online as well; WE get used to each others "Culture", "Mentality", "Social", #"Behavior", and much more... More human?