Knowledge Federation Course
From Knowledge Federation
Operational goal
Develop the Knowledge Federation Course and offer it to graduate students from leading international universities through the Inter University Centre Dubrovnik [1].
Highlights
- The education we have inherited from the past is not the education that can serve us in the future [2] — what an opportunity to exercise socio-technical system design and demonstrate its value! The Knowledge Federation course implements a radically different educational model, providing improvements or breakthroughs along all critical dimensions — it is flexible and exploratory, it stimulates creativity, instills good values, teaches co-creation...
- It was knowledge federation that made those improvements possible. Knowledge Federation course is a globally federated one — students learn in part from federated learning resources, and in part by federating learning resources. Federation of knowledge resources enables all of our members to cooperate on each lecture, and produce excellent material both regarding content and regarding presentation (including the use of media etc.)
- Through academia, the Knowledge Federation Course spreads the message and spirit of an academic renewal, and a cultural renewal [3]. The course attracts a population of students, from some of the best international universities, enthusiastic to be part of such movement, seeing in it their future, and the world's future.
Immediate practical goals
- Prepare the KF course and course materials. The course will be offered through IUC Dubrovnik in October 2012. We need to send invitations to leading universities through IUC. Compose a poster. Create the first course plan and materials. Start from Ramon's notes from the Knowledge Federation Course World Cafe on our last day in Dubrovnik.
Themes to introduce, paradigms to change
- Federated education
- Education that develops people capable of making a difference
Contributions to Knowledge Federation
- spreads knowledge federation [4]
- develops a prototype and a showcase of knowledge federation in a key area
- develops Knowledge Federation Domain Map (by developing its curriculum).
- includes education as active part in a federated knowledge ecosystem
Contributions to the changing world
- paradigm shift begins in education and spreads through education
Notes
- IUC Dubrovnik is chartered to give accredited courses to students from member universities, which include the leading global universities such as Sorbonne, Stanford and University of Tokyo.
- See for ex. this video summarizing Sir Ken Robinson's critical comments.
- A change closely similar to the developments that changed the arts a century ago, see my vignette We may paraphrase Werner Kollath....
- A traditional discipline such as physics recruits the next generation of physicists through physics courses. To be able to grow, knowledge federation too needs this component.
Temporary community site
See also
- University of Oslo Information Design Course Flyer; the U.O. Information Design Course was a predecessor to Knowledge Federation Course. This course was interdisciplinary; we distributed this flyer to invite students from other departments across campus.
- Article draft Steps Towards a Federated Course Model outlines initial design ideas for the Knowledge Federation course, drawing from experience with two similar courses at the University of Oslo.
