Learning in times of abundance - the snowflake effect

Learning in times of abundance

The Snowflake Effect

Erik DuvalK.U.Leuven & ARIADNE & IEEE LTSC

http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd 1

TUGraz, 13 May 2009

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Thanks!for the invitation

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http://ww

w.slideshare.net/erik.duval

design is difficult...

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http://erikduval.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/laptop-fun/

Bad problem:scarcity

books, video, audio, food, music, news, travel, clothes, cars, ...

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Searchability

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http://globe-info.org/

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http://portal.mace-project.eu/

http://portal.mace-project.eu/

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OpenEducationalResources

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OpenEducationalResources

Better problem:abundance

if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,

then how thick is the result?

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if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,

then how thick is the result?

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about the distance to the sun...

if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,

then how thick is the result?

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about the distance to the sun...

http://www.worldpopulationbalance.org/pop/stats.php

?abundance in music

?foodtravelcontentmedia...

abundance in music

> 3.000.000.000 images

> 3.000.000.000 images

facebook> 10.000.000.000

> 80.000.000 videos

upload:13 hours video/min

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44.000 sites20.000.000 users1.900.000 courses

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Do numbers matter?

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Do numbers matter?

http://www.thelongtail.com/

from scarcity to abundance

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a “better problem”

paradox of choice

from scarcity to abundance

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Better problem: abundancestill a problem...

Solution:massive hyper-personalization

Better problem: abundancestill a problem...

The Snowflake Effect

snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!30

snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!30

snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!30

snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!30

snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!30

science?learning?

http://www.aristomusic.com/

social?

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Physical?

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works?

that’s it?

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

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The future has already arrived.It's just not evenly distributed yet.

How about you?

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How about you?

• from scarcity to abundance

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How about you?

• from scarcity to abundance

• make it work for you,not overload you...

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How about you?

• from scarcity to abundance

• make it work for you,not overload you...

• join ARIADNE & GLOBE :-) !

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How about you?

• from scarcity to abundance

• make it work for you,not overload you...

• join ARIADNE & GLOBE :-) !

• in science..? in learning..?

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How about you?

• from scarcity to abundance

• make it work for you,not overload you...

• join ARIADNE & GLOBE :-) !

• in science..? in learning..?

• “snowflake effect”...44

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Thanks!

Questions?http://erikduval.wordpress.com/http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd