technology and the outdoors: some experiential possibilities
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Technology & the Outdoors
Some experiential possibilities
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… possible applications of technology in
outdoor education.
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My Background / Expertise
OE Uni
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Web BlendedLearning
MobileLearning
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Outdoor Psych
EmancipatoryFunctions of Technology
Free & Open Philosophy &
Practice
Free & Open Philosophy
.odt
.ods
.odp.
Why Schools Should Use Free
Software
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Teach ways of life that
will benefit society
as a whole.
Allow students to
learn how
software works.
Teach people to be
good citizens &
neighbors – i.e.,
cooperating.
1. Trends
2. Applications
Uneasy bedfellows
Tech OE
Intimate Tension
What isthe role of technology
in OE?
Technology is NOT the
antithesis of the outdoors
(indoors is the antithesis)
So what istechnology?
Wild Gorillas Handy with Stick
Neanderthals
Otzi – 5300 years ago
Bow & arrowsBread
Copper AxeFire starting kit
KnivesMedicine
Shoes / SnowshoesTattoos
What istechnology?
(Useful) cultural artifact.
What is Technology?
Artificial aid
What is Technology?
Capabilitynot
inherited.
What is Technology?
(Hardware + Software)
xKnowledge
Tool Usage
Copper/Iron: 3,000 years
Computers: 20 years
Stone/Wood: 500,000? years
Industrial Machines: 150 years
Singularity
Hypothetical point of massive interconnection such that
paradigm shifts and technological innovations
occur unprecedently rapidly.
Singularity (Kurzweil)
Paradigm shifts will become
increasingly common,
Singularity (Kurzweil)
Whenever technology approaches a barrier, new technologies will
cross it.
Singularity (Kurzweil)
leading to “technological change so rapid and
profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of
human history”.
Singularity (Kurzweil)
Singularity will occur before the end of the 21st century,
~2045.
Moore’s LawMoore’s Law
NavigationLow tech
High tech
GPS
Map CompassSextant
GoogleEarth
Memory
Songlines
Whyso
homogeous?
-10 yrs
-100 yrs
-1000 yrs
SustainableLiving
MobileLearning
UrbanAdventure
Web 1.0
Web
User
Static
Didactic
Passive
Web 2.0
Web
User
Dynamic
Experiential
Active
Outdoor Education Wikipedia
Outdoor Education Facebook
Apple Tree Flat Hike Route
Start
Cliff line safety
River crossings
Our
Hike
RouteOff track hiking
Unmarked Cliff lines
Glengarry Looking
West
Apple Tree Flat Camp Site 24km West of Glengarry
Combine data from different sources into an integrated
experience.
Mash-ups
Networks
Greenwich Emotion Map
Photo-sharing
Tag Cloud
Mood Ring
Biofeedback
Camping in the Giga Wilderness
Virtual Worlds
Future Trends / Needs
MobilitySingularityVirtuality