The Second Renaissance?
Dr Brian and His Thoughts
I came across this intriguing quote in Open Source Democracy by Rushkoff (2003:37)
"Finally, our renaissance's answer to the printing press is the computer and its ability to network. Just as the printing press gave everyone access to readership, the computer and internet give everyone access to authorship. The first Renaissance took us from the position of passive recipient to active interpreter. Our current renaissance brings us from the role of interpreter to the role of author. We are the creators."
Creativity is affirmed and given primacy here. We express ourelves, via authoring blogs, and become increasingly Self-Organising. We are enabled by technology to collaborate at a distance. We eschew Techical Rationality. All very interesting indeed. The move from recipient to creator seems like the shift i emphasis from Other-Organised Learning (OOL) to Self-Organised Learning (SOL).
This links with the previous post on the new lease of life given to Testimony. Each person now has the ability to make their views known, and receive criticism of their views. Technology and communication is becoming a richly enabled area.
I came across this intriguing quote in Open Source Democracy by Rushkoff (2003:37)
"Finally, our renaissance's answer to the printing press is the computer and its ability to network. Just as the printing press gave everyone access to readership, the computer and internet give everyone access to authorship. The first Renaissance took us from the position of passive recipient to active interpreter. Our current renaissance brings us from the role of interpreter to the role of author. We are the creators."
Creativity is affirmed and given primacy here. We express ourelves, via authoring blogs, and become increasingly Self-Organising. We are enabled by technology to collaborate at a distance. We eschew Techical Rationality. All very interesting indeed. The move from recipient to creator seems like the shift i emphasis from Other-Organised Learning (OOL) to Self-Organised Learning (SOL).
This links with the previous post on the new lease of life given to Testimony. Each person now has the ability to make their views known, and receive criticism of their views. Technology and communication is becoming a richly enabled area.
posted by Dr Brian Morris at 1:58 am
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