http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/wis-dumb-of-the-crowds/ "Predicting the future is easy. It's trying to figure out what's going on now that's hard" (Dressler, 2005) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/wis-dumb-of-the-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-155 The Trust Factor | Learning In a Flat World Fri, 30 May 2008 14:18:51 +0000 http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/?p=170#comment-155 [...] this week have had me thinking about “trust” as it applies to our craft. My last post was a bit of a knee jerk reaction to Stephen Downes knee jerk reaction, when he said “I [...] [...] this week have had me thinking about “trust” as it applies to our craft. My last post was a bit of a knee jerk reaction to Stephen Downes knee jerk reaction, when he said “I [...]

]]> http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/wis-dumb-of-the-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Britt Thu, 29 May 2008 20:40:42 +0000 http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/?p=170#comment-154 Good comments, both of you. It is amazing the discussion this episode has generated across multiple blogs and Twitter. Good comments, both of you. It is amazing the discussion this episode has generated across multiple blogs and Twitter.

]]> http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/wis-dumb-of-the-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Christine Martell Thu, 29 May 2008 20:05:15 +0000 http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/?p=170#comment-153 I was surprised to see this in OLDaily also, especially since it is so easy to send a quick email asking the question privately before you begin to raise the question of integrity in a public forum. I was surprised to see this in OLDaily also, especially since it is so easy to send a quick email asking the question privately before you begin to raise the question of integrity in a public forum.

]]> http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/wis-dumb-of-the-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Jared Stein Wed, 28 May 2008 18:48:28 +0000 http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/?p=170#comment-152 I'm glad you posted this, and I agree with you. While I understand Downes's personal philosophy leads him to be cynical of commercial ventures and people's ties to corporate products, his response sounds reactionary and a shade paranoid. I’m glad you posted this, and I agree with you. While I understand Downes’s personal philosophy leads him to be cynical of commercial ventures and people’s ties to corporate products, his response sounds reactionary and a shade paranoid.

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