Over the past several months, my 10 year old has been spending his free time teaching himself advanced math — thanks in part to Salman Khan, who has published 1,200 educational videos on YouTube. Salman quit his job as a hedge fund manager and donated his time to the cause of educating the world. Every day there are 10,000 students watching these videos [...]
The intrinsic motivation that results from collaborative social networks to compete and contribute for the good of the group is viral. When groups are competitive, and individuals within those groups are rewarded by the group for contributions, super human results are often obtained (think ant colonies).
Not all of these activities will take place online, but the results of each activity need [...]
All that time we spend watching tv, movies, surfing the web, tracking sports and playing games can be classified as passive cognitive activity. Passive activity (also known as consumption) is not inherintly evil, but the opportunity that technology offers to produce and share, instead of consume, could change the dynamics of work and learning.
Clay Shirky has made it clear that the cognitive surplus out there is [...]
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