transition from learner to life long learner
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lecture by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra at the Annual Day Function of Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi on 22 April 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia
Transition from Learner to Life Long Learner
Sanjaya Mishra
Rare Events
For teachers in the dept, this is regular; for students, it is annual; for me it’s rare
Thanks to all of you… Rare events are characterized by their
uncertainty, and randomness; therefore, positive rare events should be cherished
What should I say?
This is a rare event for me, and my presence should be useful
You should take-away something to remember
I did some research and thinking to say what I want to say
Who is a Learner?
A Learner is one who has the following five qualities: Relentless efforts Focus on target Controlled sleeping Only required eating Reduced emotional attachments
Today’s world need Life Long Learners
Inquisitiveness to learn anytime, anywhere, from any source(ability to ask questions, and reflect on self)
Media and information literacy skills (not accepting information on its face-value, and having a critical approach)
Positive approach towards life and learning (increasing the power of goodness, and reducing evil)
Commitment to self, service, and society (love yourself, but consider others while serving)
Continuous improvement (perfection is only a word in the dictionary)
Asymmetry in Distribution of Knowledge and Education
Not everyone is lucky to study at University of Delhi
It is utopian to think that asymmetry in knowledge production and distribution can be overcome easily
But, certainly we can reduce that asymmetry by contributing towards Knowledge Commons
Who Owns Knowledge? Knowledge is collective human
intelligence Past knowledge is essential to create
new knowledge Society created Copyrights, Patents and
Trade Marks to protect individual’s economic rights over their creation
Printing press helped commodification of knowledge
It increased access to knowledge, but also created knowledge haves and have nots
Towards Knowledge Commons
Open Access Open Educational Resources Open Data Other Openness initiatives…
Thank You