:: The 4th Era ::

What does personal learning look like? Stephen Downes demonstrates the model he has developed over fifteen years of research on education technology and learning design. Based on gRSShopper – the software developed to run his newsletter and a series of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) - Downes looks at the day-to-day routine of a personal learner with examples from his practice and a live demonstration of learning activities. Through the presentation Downes will explain the philosophy of Connectivism, a learning approach based on developing and growing personal learning networks, and will describe the ARRFF (Aggregate Remodel Repurpose Feed Forward) model of learning activities. Finally, he will offer insights regarding some key technologies on the horizon, such as server virtualization and augmented reality, and offer thoughts on the future of online learning.