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		<title>How Does the Educational System Becomes Decentralized?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along TEDxNYED I had the chance to interview George Siemens, an influential thinker on how future educational systems might look like. Together with Stephen Downes he started more than 2 years ago the experiment &#8220;Connectivism and Connected Knowledge&#8220;.

The following list is helping you to guide through the 40 minutes conversation.
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George Siemens tagging himself
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Along <a href="http://www.TEDxNYED.com" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.TEDxNYED.com?referer=');">TEDxNYED</a> I had the chance to interview <a href="http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.elearnspace.org/blog/?referer=');">George Siemens</a>, an influential thinker on how future educational systems might look like. Together with<a href="http://www.downes.ca/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.downes.ca/?referer=');"> Stephen Downes</a> he started more than 2 years ago the experiment &#8220;<a href="http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism_connected_knowledge.htm" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism_connected_knowledge.htm?referer=');">Connectivism and Connected Knowledge</a>&#8220;.</p>
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<p>The following list is helping you to guide through the 40 minutes conversation.</p>
<p>01_George_Siemens<br />
George Siemens tagging himself</p>
<p>02_George_Siemens<br />
His life in less than 3 minutes</p>
<p>03_George_Siemens<br />
How can WE handle education as one of our most important FutureChallenges</p>
<p>04_George_Siemens<br />
A structured model is incapable of adjusting to the individual needs of a student. learner</p>
<p>05_George_Siemens<br />
Is there an urgency for change?</p>
<p>06_George_Siemens<br />
Impact of social mediatool on kid&#8217;s behaviour</p>
<p>07_George_Siemens<br />
Can you make friends with people you don&#8217;t know or you only &#8220;virtual&#8221;</p>
<p>08_George_Siemens<br />
What social skills can kids learn with social media?</p>
<p>09_George_Siemens<br />
The role of theory &#8211; technology is embedded in philosophy<br />
Networks and connections</p>
<p>10_George_Siemens<br />
Connetivism and Connective Knowledge (CCK) &#8211; An experiment</p>
<p>11_George_Siemens<br />
Any surprises within this experiment?</p>
<p>12_George_Siemens<br />
Is CCK a future model of learning?</p>
<p>13_George_Siemens<br />
Will school buildings become obsolete?</p>
<p>14_George_Siemens<br />
How do we get the educational system into this decentralized environment?</p>
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