Podcasts I’m listening to in late 2024
Podcast chain letter For those of you who are unawares, Doug Belshaw and I have been working together for longer than your 8th grader has… Read More »Podcasts I’m listening to in late 2024
Concepts & Models
I design open educational programs and participation initiatives here in the 21st Century. Technology is fast moving, and my work requires a good bit of conceptualization and invention to discover ways of empowering lots of people. This category is little bit meta, but the models, concepts and frameworks within are meta-ideas that might make something you’re working on easier. As with many of “my” thoughts and ideas, I must give credit to the inspiring thinkers who have helped me develop these ideas over the years. You know who you are!
Unpacking the foundations of Verifiable Credentials
cross-posted on the WAO blog Did you ever consider that looking at a tree only reveals half of its story? Much like a tree’s roots,… Read More »Unpacking the foundations of Verifiable Credentials
How to find the right mental models for your audience
Demystifying technology through common language, originally posted on the WAO blog Here at the co-op we talk about a lot about mental models and metaphors.… Read More »How to find the right mental models for your audience
Unlocking the Power of Open Recognition
Introducing the Open Recognition Toolkit (ORT) cross posted on WAO blog Open Recognition is not just about credentialing; it’s a holistic approach to acknowledging talents,… Read More »Unlocking the Power of Open Recognition
Exploring community learning pathways
Part 2: Participating in Greenpeace’s Critical Incident Network cross-posted on the WAO blog After a number of years, we’ve been given the go-ahead to write… Read More »Exploring community learning pathways
Deconstructing Power in the Age of AI
Recently, we published a response to a UN positioning paper, have been chatting with folks about AI Literacy and are otherwise thinking about the affect… Read More »Deconstructing Power in the Age of AI
Practical utopias and rewilding work
originally posted on WAO blog On May 1st, 2023 We Are Open Cooperative turned seven years old. Like no seven year old ever, we used… Read More »Practical utopias and rewilding work
“Deskilling” and AI as a Tool
danah boyd is certainly smarter than I, but I nitpickely disagree with the tone her post on Deskilling on the Job. I was going to… Read More »“Deskilling” and AI as a Tool
ORE is orbital
originally posted on WAO blog ORE is a bigger tent for the KBW community, find out more here. Almost exactly a year ago, we wrote… Read More »ORE is orbital
Thoughts on AI: Scaremongering & Reassurance
A long time ago, I wrote “I’m curious about how augmenting human ability and innovating technology for communication, can help us, collectively, become “educated”.” the… Read More »Thoughts on AI: Scaremongering & Reassurance