Cappuccino U, available from Spotted Cow Press is short CC-licenced book e-book by Jerome Martin. It is a pleasant flow of a read that discusses personal learning and the role of third-spaces. It’s a great introduction to learning for the 21st century.
Cito a continuación algunas de las ideas del libro:
“This e-book is about a new style of learning in which innovative people have combined new information technology with traditional ways of learning to develop a new personally-driven approach to learning. I happens predominantly in “the third place”, a location that is neither home nor office. [...] People gather in their favourite third places to work [...] independently or in groups; some of them use computers which may or may not be linked to the web; some are taking courses online and others are writing books like this one. The third place is usually a coffe house, on which is designed to serve this particular audience. [...] This is Cappuccino U.
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Cappuccino U is a metaphor for a new approach to learning based on community, networking, self-study, distance education and technology. [...] Capuccino U is your university, your learning facility; you ar in control of it and your learning. [...] Capuccino U offers mentorship, small group learning and seminar, solitary learning, distance education, e-books, the possibility of formal degrees and the opportunity for asynchronous learning. [...] There are three possibilities for this approach to education: informal group learning, informal individual learning and directed individual learning administered by an institution.
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Information technology has provided us with new opportunities for learning through the electronic media and the Internet but most of us and most of our learning institutions have been slow to take full advantage of it. [...] The traditional education system cannot be expected to provide learning for everyone, everywhere, all of the time. Knowledge is growing so quickly in so many fields that educators cannot remain current in their fields. [...] We need just-in-time learning to meet our needs.
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Cappucino U provides a virtual office. Simply find a Third Place with wireless or other connections and you can check your e-mail, download files and send documents to others in your organization. [...] You can sit in an internet café (Cappucino U) and learng by accessing a course on your wireless-equipped laptop. Carry your books on your hard drive. Use podcasting for information, knowledge and courses.”
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Posted in Harold Harche’s blog on 2006/11/26
