collective intelligence and capacity building in a networked society prof. bernard cornu la villa...

Collective intelligence and capacity building in a

networked society

Prof. Bernard CORNULa Villa Media

Grenoble, France

La Villa MediaLa Villa Media

La Villa Media, the European Residence for Educational Multimedia

Hosting people from different countries, to carry out a project in Educational Multimedia

Based on research, education, production

The information SocietyThe information Society

Digitalized information: « 0 » and « 1 »

movinginteractivemultimediahypermedia


We have moved from computers and computer science…… and from comunication technologies

… to ICTs and networks

IT + CT ---> ICT


Information storage,access to,distribution

Information as an economic good

---> The Information Society

…education in information societies…

The Knowledge SocietyThe Knowledge Society

Do not confuse information and knowledge.

Knowledge:human dimensioninstitutionalized dimensionrelated to a corpus of knowledge, its

uses and applications


Knowledge:storage, access to, distributionan economic good

---> Knowledge societies

Education in knowledge societies


New kinds of knowledgedisciplinestransverse knowledgecomplex knowledge

“Seven complex lessons in education for the future”(Edgar Morin, 2001)

New accesses to knowledge

1. Detecting error and illusion: Teach the weaknesses of knowledge

2. Teach the Principles of pertinent knowledge3. Teach the human condition4. Teach the Earth identity: Teach knowledge at

a worldwide level5. Confronting uncertainties6. Understanding each other7. Ethics for the human genre

1. Detecting error and illusion: Teach the weaknesses of knowledge

2. Teach the Principles of pertinent knowledge3. Teach the human condition4. Teach the Earth identity: Teach knowledge at

a worldwide level5. Confronting uncertainties6. Understanding each other7. Ethics for the human genre


A networked societyA networked society

From chain to pyramid and to network..

A networked societyA networked society

Network:- Nodes and edges- Nodes: information,

people, knowledge, …- Complex- Evolving- Several paths fromone node to another

A networked societyA networked societyCommunication:

one to oneone to all (media)

all to all

From hierarchicalcommunication tonetworked communication

New kinds of hierachies…

A networked societyA networked societyEducation in a networked society

• Education needs networks of knowledge• The links (the edges): contribute to the elaboration and acquisition of Knowledge

A networked societyA networked societyEducation in a networked society

Take into account:• new knowledge• access to knowledge• communication in a network• new teaching, new learning• new tools, new resources, new pedagogies• new space and time• new teaching profession

Collective intelligence and collaborative work


Individual / collective intelligence and capacities

the networked society needs and reinforces a collective intelligence.

Example: ants

• Building bridges• Transporting heavy loads• Finding the shortest way• Regulating the temperature

Stigmergy: indirect communicationthrough the environment



Collaborative work

Virtual communities

Semantic web

New possibilities of collective intelligence



Education and collective intelligence:

• The classroom is the first place where collective intelligence can be built and used.• Develop collective intelligence of students• Develop the capacity for collaborative work• Use collaborative work



Capacities for collective intelligence

• collaborating• communicating• being part of a virtual community• being part of a collectively intelligent group• collective dimension in teaching and learning• practice collaborative work

Capacity buildingCapacity building

Capacities for a networked society

• being part of a network• working in a network• contributing to a network• communicating in a network• accessing information and knowledge in a network• collaborating in a network


Capacities for a networked society

• the classroom and networks• the classroom,

• new spaces (physical, virtual…)• and new times (synchronous, asynchronous)


Capacities for accessing information and knowledge

• finding the way, navigating,• sorting,• validating,• evaluating accuracy and reliability• storing, processing, sharing knowledge• using and applying knowledge


An “agenda” for capacity building in knowledge societies: The “Four Pillars” of education:

The four pillars of Education :

Learning to knowLearning to doLearning to live together, learning to live with othersLearning to be

The four pillars of Education :

Learning to knowLearning to doLearning to live together, learning to live with othersLearning to be


Citizenship in knowledge societiesCitizenship in knowledge societies

Education and citizenship

• Citizenship and knowledge societies• Rights and duties

(networks, communication, collective dimension)• Participation in the social life


“Education for all” and knowledge societies

Merchandisation of knowledgeKnowledge, a public good

Education, a public service

GlobalisationThe digital divide and knowledge societiesA need for policies…


“ Knowledge societies for all”Reinforce the place and role of

Education

Not only a matter of content and curricula, but mainly a matter of methods

Evolution or revolution?

The school of the future: the 6 OECD scenarios


Knowledge societies are human societies,not technological societies!

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