David Warlick was the keynote speaker at the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference which was held about three hours away from me in New Hampshire. I wasn't able to attend in person, but I was able to watch almost all of it live on U Stream. If you haven't had an opportunity to see David Warlick speak in person, I haven't yet, this video is definitely a must-watch.
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One of the highlights of David's keynote, for me, was his explanation and defense of Wikipedia. You can tell by watching the video that there were some Wikipedia nay-sayers in the crowd. David addresses their concerns and defends the use of Wikipedia by pointing out all of the disclaimers, messages, and editing power of the crowd on Wikipedia. David asks the question, "do text books have disclaimers?" The Wikipedia segment is about 45 minutes into the video.
Were you at David Warlick's keynote today? If so, please let us know how the feel in the room and the response to his keynote. What was the highlight of the keynote for you?
For those you that watch the video, which part or parts of David Warlick's keynote struck a chord with you?
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
David Warlick's Presentation at Christa McAuliffee Conference
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3 comments:
Thanks, Richard, for providing this, as I'm unable to attend as well. Any other ustreams, live-blogging, etc. that is happening?
Jim
Jim,
I'm not sure if any of the workshops are being streamed or recorded. This video might be good to post on Learning in Maine.
Richard
p.s. are you still doing the current events course at OH adult ed?
Hi, I really liked Mr Warlicks comments on wikipedia, which I think has gotten a bit of a bum rap at my school in particular. It can be a great tool, is it 100% accurate 100% of the time? No, but what is? He had a great comment as well about the accuracy and disclamiers (which are, for the most part, absent) in every other text book which may or may not be false, or could at least be subject to debate.
anyway, thanks for the post.
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