apple juice peanut butter bananas Nutella oh sorry that’s my grocery list
Nutella oh sorry that’s my grocery list
Nutella oh sorry that’s my grocery list a catalogue of food that I was going to
a catalogue of food that I was going to
a catalogue of food that I was going to get yesterday well so much for that I
get yesterday well so much for that I
get yesterday well so much for that I guess but what is a grocery list really
guess but what is a grocery list really
guess but what is a grocery list really a written reminder for myself a lazy
a written reminder for myself a lazy
a written reminder for myself a lazy introduction to a speech well yes and
introduction to a speech well yes and
introduction to a speech well yes and yes
yes
yes in actuality at its core a grocery list
in actuality at its core a grocery list
in actuality at its core a grocery list is information I’d rather not bore you
is information I’d rather not bore you
is information I’d rather not bore you with the definition of information
with the definition of information
with the definition of information because quite frankly your lives as
because quite frankly your lives as
because quite frankly your lives as students teachers or members of society
students teachers or members of society
students teachers or members of society are fueled by it in lectures books or
are fueled by it in lectures books or
are fueled by it in lectures books or media information lies at the center
media information lies at the center
media information lies at the center point of our lives and is basically
point of our lives and is basically
point of our lives and is basically inescapable now my talk today isn’t
inescapable now my talk today isn’t
inescapable now my talk today isn’t necessarily about information itself but
necessarily about information itself but
necessarily about information itself but rather a specific type of information
rather a specific type of information
rather a specific type of information open source information if you’re a
open source information if you’re a
open source information if you’re a programmer you should be quite familiar
programmer you should be quite familiar
programmer you should be quite familiar with github or any other collaborative
with github or any other collaborative
with github or any other collaborative version control system it’s a great
version control system it’s a great
version control system it’s a great example of what it means to be open
example of what it means to be open
example of what it means to be open source and is how I first learned of the
source and is how I first learned of the
source and is how I first learned of the concept a few years ago in general terms
concept a few years ago in general terms
concept a few years ago in general terms to call something open source means that
to call something open source means that
to call something open source means that it’s sources open almost anyone can go
it’s sources open almost anyone can go
it’s sources open almost anyone can go into the source material and make
into the source material and make
into the source material and make changes to it so if you have an open
changes to it so if you have an open
changes to it so if you have an open source book your friends can go and
source book your friends can go and
source book your friends can go and write in new chapters or if you have an
write in new chapters or if you have an
write in new chapters or if you have an open source a robot people can modify
open source a robot people can modify
open source a robot people can modify its design in the previous example on
its design in the previous example on
its design in the previous example on github developers from all around the
github developers from all around the
github developers from all around the world can develop applications or
world can develop applications or
world can develop applications or websites together this collaborative
websites together this collaborative
websites together this collaborative level of access up benefits your book
level of access up benefits your book
level of access up benefits your book can make a lot more interesting turns
can make a lot more interesting turns
can make a lot more interesting turns with your friends unexpected additions
with your friends unexpected additions
with your friends unexpected additions and someone with incredible making skill
and someone with incredible making skill
and someone with incredible making skill might return a messy robot into
might return a messy robot into
might return a messy robot into something worthy of a shelf at target
something worthy of a shelf at target
something worthy of a shelf at target talent and perspective that differs from
talent and perspective that differs from
talent and perspective that differs from your own brings out more interesting
your own brings out more interesting
your own brings out more interesting outcomes to almost any endeavor this is
outcomes to almost any endeavor this is
outcomes to almost any endeavor this is why authors have editors and teachers
why authors have editors and teachers
why authors have editors and teachers encourage in-class discussion for
encourage in-class discussion for
encourage in-class discussion for example however there are some downsides
example however there are some downsides
example however there are some downsides unlimited editing powwow before you
unlimited editing powwow before you
unlimited editing powwow before you panic as your friends start sneaking
panic as your friends start sneaking
panic as your friends start sneaking embarrassing stories into your serious
embarrassing stories into your serious
embarrassing stories into your serious novel or some overzealous teenagers
novel or some overzealous teenagers
novel or some overzealous teenagers father words add some flamethrowers to
father words add some flamethrowers to
father words add some flamethrowers to your gardening robot there are
your gardening robot there are
your gardening robot there are limitations that can be added as
limitations that can be added as
limitations that can be added as protection against this the easiest
protection against this the easiest
protection against this the easiest example of this arises in Google Docs
example of this arises in Google Docs
example of this arises in Google Docs when sharing a document to other people
when sharing a document to other people
when sharing a document to other people you can grant them full editing
you can grant them full editing
you can grant them full editing permissions only allow comments or just
permissions only allow comments or just
permissions only allow comments or just offer viewing option actually we
offer viewing option actually we
offer viewing option actually we accidentally centerpiece speech and mr.
accidentally centerpiece speech and mr.
accidentally centerpiece speech and mr. Peterson this set of limitations is
Peterson this set of limitations is
Peterson this set of limitations is nests
nests
nests area to preserve the integrity of the
area to preserve the integrity of the
area to preserve the integrity of the work you’re trying to accept changes to
work you’re trying to accept changes to
work you’re trying to accept changes to if you don’t know you’re contributing
if you don’t know you’re contributing
if you don’t know you’re contributing audience this distribution of
audience this distribution of
audience this distribution of information is great for the general
information is great for the general
information is great for the general population but what about a student can
population but what about a student can
population but what about a student can students really benefit from up-to-date
students really benefit from up-to-date
students really benefit from up-to-date unbiased information or more importantly
unbiased information or more importantly
unbiased information or more importantly can they add to it well the first
can they add to it well the first
can they add to it well the first question is too easy an answer so let’s
question is too easy an answer so let’s
question is too easy an answer so let’s jump to the second what we’ve seen
jump to the second what we’ve seen
jump to the second what we’ve seen situations where students had discovered
situations where students had discovered
situations where students had discovered new things such as Matt dar debts talk
new things such as Matt dar debts talk
new things such as Matt dar debts talk last year that’s not the type of
last year that’s not the type of
last year that’s not the type of contribution I’m alluding to here yes
contribution I’m alluding to here yes
contribution I’m alluding to here yes new information is certainly substantial
new information is certainly substantial
new information is certainly substantial but what a student can mainly bring I
but what a student can mainly bring I
but what a student can mainly bring I believe is their perspective perspective
believe is their perspective perspective
believe is their perspective perspective can be shaped by a lot of situations
can be shaped by a lot of situations
can be shaped by a lot of situations whether that be through a past
whether that be through a past
whether that be through a past experience or a different way of
experience or a different way of
experience or a different way of thinking and that’s what’s so great
thinking and that’s what’s so great
thinking and that’s what’s so great about making knowledge modifiable by
about making knowledge modifiable by
about making knowledge modifiable by students they can make knowledge
students they can make knowledge
students they can make knowledge relevant and express it in terms of
relevant and express it in terms of
relevant and express it in terms of their own lives this type of
their own lives this type of
their own lives this type of contribution is best applied in a
contribution is best applied in a
contribution is best applied in a classroom setting more and more teachers
classroom setting more and more teachers
classroom setting more and more teachers at Pine Crest for example have been
at Pine Crest for example have been
at Pine Crest for example have been engaging students in group discussion
engaging students in group discussion
engaging students in group discussion collaborative activities and active
collaborative activities and active
collaborative activities and active learning within the classroom these
learning within the classroom these
learning within the classroom these approaches to education have been proven
approaches to education have been proven
approaches to education have been proven time and time again to be a way of to be
time and time again to be a way of to be
time and time again to be a way of to be the most effective way of retaining
the most effective way of retaining
the most effective way of retaining knowledge so now that we’ve talked about
knowledge so now that we’ve talked about
knowledge so now that we’ve talked about how the contributor benefits of open
how the contributor benefits of open
how the contributor benefits of open source information let’s talk about the
source information let’s talk about the
source information let’s talk about the information itself one of the greatest
information itself one of the greatest
information itself one of the greatest sources from information on the web is
sources from information on the web is
sources from information on the web is on Wikipedia
on Wikipedia
on Wikipedia perfect timing in the early stages there
perfect timing in the early stages there
perfect timing in the early stages there was a sense of caution around the
was a sense of caution around the
was a sense of caution around the legitimacy of its content many times
legitimacy of its content many times
legitimacy of its content many times people have defamed articles of humorous
people have defamed articles of humorous
people have defamed articles of humorous replacements or downright hurtful
replacements or downright hurtful
replacements or downright hurtful additions in some instances users have
additions in some instances users have
additions in some instances users have contributed false information or
contributed false information or
contributed false information or information with too strong of a bias
information with too strong of a bias
information with too strong of a bias this led to some wariness of the concept
this led to some wariness of the concept
this led to some wariness of the concept of having knowledge be open source we
of having knowledge be open source we
of having knowledge be open source we weren’t just familiar with the concept
weren’t just familiar with the concept
weren’t just familiar with the concept as we are today back then with
as we are today back then with
as we are today back then with applications like crowdsourcing our
applications like crowdsourcing our
applications like crowdsourcing our Kickstarter and traffic data from Google
Kickstarter and traffic data from Google
Kickstarter and traffic data from Google Maps because back then we didn’t even
Maps because back then we didn’t even
Maps because back then we didn’t even have smartphones so why should we trust
have smartphones so why should we trust
have smartphones so why should we trust people with the on the internet with
people with the on the internet with
people with the on the internet with access to information let alone the
access to information let alone the
access to information let alone the ability to modify it well we’ve come a
ability to modify it well we’ve come a
ability to modify it well we’ve come a long way since then undergoing a
long way since then undergoing a
long way since then undergoing a paradigm shift in digital communication
paradigm shift in digital communication
paradigm shift in digital communication the evolution of smartphones and social
the evolution of smartphones and social
the evolution of smartphones and social media is a proverbial sneezing and Sami
media is a proverbial sneezing and Sami
media is a proverbial sneezing and Sami Act to us at this point we’re sick and
Act to us at this point we’re sick and
Act to us at this point we’re sick and tired of it so we’ve become more
tired of it so we’ve become more
tired of it so we’ve become more accepting of information from someone
accepting of information from someone
accepting of information from someone else’s fingertips that’s a title but the
else’s fingertips that’s a title but the
else’s fingertips that’s a title but the information itself but has the
information itself but has the
information itself but has the information itself become any more
information itself become any more
information itself become any more reliable
reliable
reliable actually yes researchers at the
actually yes researchers at the
actually yes researchers at the Technische universität museum in
Technische universität museum in
Technische universität museum in germany analyzed the accuracy of
germany analyzed the accuracy of
germany analyzed the accuracy of pharmaceutical information in wikipedia
pharmaceutical information in wikipedia
pharmaceutical information in wikipedia widely accepted textbooks of
widely accepted textbooks of
widely accepted textbooks of pharmacology they found that and I quote
pharmacology they found that and I quote
pharmacology they found that and I quote the overall completeness of drug
the overall completeness of drug
the overall completeness of drug information in Wikipedia was eighty
information in Wikipedia was eighty
information in Wikipedia was eighty three point eight plus or minus one
three point eight plus or minus one
three point eight plus or minus one point five percent quite accurate if I
point five percent quite accurate if I
point five percent quite accurate if I say so myself
say so myself
say so myself now you might be sitting there and
now you might be sitting there and
now you might be sitting there and thinking but if you had access to
thinking but if you had access to
thinking but if you had access to academic textbooks why not just read the
academic textbooks why not just read the
academic textbooks why not just read the academic textbooks well to that I
academic textbooks well to that I
academic textbooks well to that I present another statistic from Benjamin
present another statistic from Benjamin
present another statistic from Benjamin Hughes at out that Google and Wikipedia
Hughes at out that Google and Wikipedia
Hughes at out that Google and Wikipedia are used by 80 percent and seventy
are used by 80 percent and seventy
are used by 80 percent and seventy percent of physicians respectively so
percent of physicians respectively so
percent of physicians respectively so this shows that even if students have
this shows that even if students have
this shows that even if students have other traditional methods of gathering
other traditional methods of gathering
other traditional methods of gathering information at their disposal or more
information at their disposal or more
information at their disposal or more accurate ones the most accessible is
accurate ones the most accessible is
accurate ones the most accessible is still through open source so what do we
still through open source so what do we
still through open source so what do we make out of all this
make out of all this
make out of all this or rather what will you make all this
or rather what will you make all this
or rather what will you make all this because that’s the goal of open source
because that’s the goal of open source
because that’s the goal of open source of the movement towards widely
of the movement towards widely
of the movement towards widely accessible modifiable personal
accessible modifiable personal
accessible modifiable personal information you can make this
information you can make this
information you can make this information isn’t an abstract entity
information isn’t an abstract entity
information isn’t an abstract entity lying in the ether between social media
lying in the ether between social media
lying in the ether between social media and society it’s a solid concrete
and society it’s a solid concrete
and society it’s a solid concrete foundation we build on one by one person
foundation we build on one by one person
foundation we build on one by one person by person the information at someone
by person the information at someone
by person the information at someone else’s fingertips pushing us towards a
else’s fingertips pushing us towards a
else’s fingertips pushing us towards a future worth writing about thank you
future worth writing about thank you
future worth writing about thank you [Applause]
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