Interesting view on the role of the educator in the digital age - Stephen Downes
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This recently published talk (slide-show + text) by Stephen Downes might be a useful reference document for our hosting team as we learn how to distinguish the different roles we need to play in providing eduction on the commons.
Perhaps we can start to make up a sort of 'matrix' for the hosting team that lists which of the 23 roles Stephen Downes identifies we each could attempt to fulfill?
Here is a list of the proposed roles:
The Learner
The Collector
The Curator
The Alchemist
The Programmer
The Salesperson
The Convener
The Coordinator
The Designer
The Coach
The Agitator
The Facilitator
Tech Support
The Moderator
The Critic
The Lecturer
The Demonstrator
The Mentor
The Connector
The Theorizer
The Sharer
The Evaluator
The Bureaucrat
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