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Outline of Knowledge Building and Conceptual Artifacts:
= Knowledge Building around three topics =


 * 1) == The Promise and Perils of Technology ==
 * 2) == Distributed Cognition and Distributed Learning ==
 * 3) == Wkik-Minds- How Wikis are Changing the Nature of Collaboration ==

==**1) The Promise and Perils of Technology** ==

INTRODUCTION DEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE EDUCATED IN THE 21st CENTURY THE PROMISE OF USING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
 * Benefits to the Learning Process
 * Collaboration within and beyond the Classroom (Anne is editing this section for the next XX minutes)
 * Communication and Rapid Access to Resources
 * Provides new Career Opportunities
 * Creates a New Generation of Social Networks
 * Provides Skills for the Future
 * Potential Drawbacks for Technology in Education>>

THE PERILS or CHALLENGES OF TECHNOLOGY
 * Overview of Potential Drawbacks for Technology in Education
 * Risks in the Learning Process and decreases in social interaction
 * Technology Acquisition Decisions,Training, and Access Issues
 * Job Market Issues in a Global Economy
 * Security and Student Involvement
 * Decreases Employment Opportunities
 * Issues of social Networking

MOVING PAST PROMISE AND PROBLEMS TO IMPLEMENTATION
 * Learning Environments
 * Distributed Learning
 * A Level Playing Field
 * Training Programs in a Flat World
 * Formal, Ongoing Assessment I took out the section on assessment as they were not written can you see the structure in the outline? So this section will need to be morphed into something that talks about working as a collective....maybe peering from wikinomics...what do you think?
 * Planning for the Future(not written) (this should focus on helping people prepare for a world that changes) **MMJ editing offline first**

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MODELS (This could be a side bar discussion--what do you think...or maybe a linked section--I think it might come after conclusions?
 * Community and Informal Learning Models
 * School Models
 * Classroom Models
 * Professional Development Models
 * Distributed Learning Models
 * Corporate Models

CONCLUSION REFERENCES LINKS

= 2. Distributed Cognition and Distributed Learning =

**TABLE OF CONTENTS** ** INTRODUCTION **

** DISTRIBUTED COGNITION AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING **


 * ** Definitions of Distributed Cognition and Distributed Learning **
 * ** Relationship between Distributed Learning and Distributed Cognition **
 * ** Distributed Learning and Collaboration **

** APPLICATIONS OF DISTRIBUTED LEARNING **

**Where best used**

** DISTRIBUTED LEARNING EXAMPLES IN: **
 * ** Elementary Settings **
 * ** Secondary Settings **
 * ** Higher Education Settings **
 * ** Corporate Settings **

** CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRIBUTED LEARNING IN: **
 * ** Elementary Settings **
 * ** Secondary Settings **
 * ** Higher Education Settings **
 * ** Corporate Settings **

** ASSESSING DISTRIBUTED LEARNING **

** REFERENCES **

** Links **

** Blackboard Forum Quotes **

=3. Wikiminds: How Wikis are Changing the Nature of Collaborative Work=

= **Table of Contents** =

Introduction

 * History of Knowledge Sharing
 * Evolution of Communication
 * Shifting the Distribution of Power
 * A Brief History of the Internet

Web 2.0
 * Definition
 * History
 * Features
 * Examples

Wikis Examples of Wiki Use:
 * Definition
 * Opportunities and Challenges
 * Schools (K-12)
 * Colleges and Universities
 * Graduate Studies
 * Non-Profit Organizations
 * Private Sector Workplaces
 * Medical Societies and Organizations
 * Military

References Links