(Note: this is a re-do of a post from this week lost due to hardware crash of my host. Sorry for the bad link at http://fullcirc.com/wp/2011/12/13/valeries-amazing-thinking-about-social-artists/)
As a followup from my week facilitating Change11, the amazing Valerie blew my mind with her video summary and synthesis of the week. No, it was much more than that. WOW. Take a look if you are interested in this idea of the social artist. Valerie, you ROCK!
Great stuff from Ellen Wagner that resonate with some of the conversations we’ve been having across the #change11 MOOC on Technology, Change and Education. Take a peek:
Education transformation really is a team sport. Old ideas don’t just fade away. Old ideas can be stubborn and relentless. Systemic change calls for many contributors. There are many variables to address, much practice and dedication required to develop expert skills. Transformation demands a clear understanding of what is to be changed, AND the will to see changed implemented. And with all due respect to everyone who claims the ID [instructional designer – nw] badge…We simply can’t afford to all think the same way.
For real change – true transformation – we need all ID hands on deck. Scholars, analyts, artists, technologists, evaluators, and managers alike. Big thinkers. Expert practitioners. People who can translate big ideas into actionable strategies and tactics driving real results about things that matter to the communities and stakeholders we purport to serve.
via On Secret Handshakes and Making the World a Better Place with ID – eLearning Roadtrip.
We have also been struggling with metaphors like rhizome, nomads and social artists. “Team Sport” is another one that has its pros and cons. What I’m really sensing is that we are trying to live into the world of learning in a new way, and our labels fail us.
OK, nuff for a quick, throw off post. Back to work!
Busy day yesterday with #change 11 and then a Google+ Hangout w/ @giuliaforsythe and company via DTLT Today. Episode 71: The Social Artist DTLT Today. Here is the video! More play with the idea of social artists, transversalists and the power of creating our own visuals.
…and I’m not really ready!
Can one every be ready for change? I don’t think it is so much ready for change, but living in a way that embraces the fact that change is already happening. Or perhaps this is self justification for my lack of preparation as the host or whatever of the Change: Education, Learning and Technology
As I wrote quite a while back in Preparing for my MOOC Contribution , I would not focus on a particular piece of writing. I’m interested in BEING in change. That act of being aware of, engaging in and reflecting on change. In this case, it is about change in education, learning and technology, but I still think I’ll frame this as about US, about practitioners, rather than on those more abstract things of “education, learning and technology.”
We are kicking things off on Monday with Dave Cormier hosting me at 9am US Pacific on the live platform (Dave, I need a URL please! EDIT: here’s the URL http://t.co/SM9BFhnA) where we’ll draw together on the whiteboard a bit and explore. Explore what? Good question. Here are the things on my mind:
I know… these are all over the place. But face it, I’ve been all over the place lately, so lets just roll with it, right?
Then at 1pm Pacific time @giuliaforsythe is hosting a Google+ meetup.
So jump on in and join us!
And now for a learning experience that aptly contributes to the pleasures of the feast. From the good folks at the Pantry at Delancey, I learned about pie. Most specifically, pie CRUST. Yum.