'technology in schools' Tag

• Wikimania 2008: Education and the Wiki Paradigm: A Tug of War?

  July 17, 2008

  This was part of the opening keynote in Wikimania 2008, given by the Egyptian Deputy Minister of Communication and IT, Hoda Baraka. Here are my notes, again without any commentary – I apologize for them not being cleaner.

  posted in Conference Notes by R. Stuart Geiger

• Wikimania 2008: Opening Keynote with Egyptian Minister Ahmed Darwish

  July 17, 2008

  The official theme or slogan for this year’s Wikimania is “the knowledge revolution that is changing wisdom.” I think this phrase – especially the difference between knowledge and wisdom – was chosen very carefully and I think it is an excellent distinction to make. This morning’s opening ceremony began with a speech from the Egyptian [...]

  posted in Conference Notes by R. Stuart Geiger