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	STEPHEN DOWNES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Stephen was formerly restaurant critic for The Melbourne Age and food writer for The Australian and now writes a food/restaurant column for the million-readership Melbourne Sunday Herald newspaper.
		Stephen is author of "Advanced Australian Fare", the definitive book about the leading chefs of Australia, which won Outstanding Food Book of the Year at the Australian Food Media Awards in 2003.
		Stephen's most recent book is "Blackie", a moving story about his affection for his beloved family cat and his attempts to save it from brain disease.
	www.writersfestival.nlk.nf /bio_stephen_downes.htm (254 words)

	Geof - a whole minute: Northern Voice – Stephen Downes
		Stephen emphasized that the meaning of a piece of information is not all inherent: much of it is a product of context.
		Stephen attacked the long tail for its power imbalance between the A-list bloggers and everyone else.
		Stephen’s criticism of folksonomies was that they are so general as to be useless; he used Technorati’s list of the top tags as an example: one of the top tags is “general”.
	www.geof.net /blog/2005/02/19/northern-voice-stephen-downes (792 words)

	: : eFest 2006 : : Keynote Speakers
		Stephen is perhaps best known for his daily research newsletter, OLDaily (short for Online Learning Daily), which reaches thousands of readers across Canada and around the world.
		Stephen is also frequently to be found the road giving seminars and lectures on the field of online learning, including the notable Buntine Oration delivered in Perth, Australia, in October, 2004.
		Stephen's formal education is in philosophy; he obtained a BA and MA at the University of Calgary (1986, 1987) and continued his studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
	www.efest.org.nz /speakers_keynote.html (978 words)

	WiseWordPress » Distributed Learning - Stephen Downes
		As anyone reading my work-related writings would be aware, I am a big fan of Stephen Downes and his insightful, well-reasoned, beautifully articulated thoughts, his prolific writing, aggregating and commentary, and his willingness to share his thoughts (verbal and visual) with the world.
		I have never directly communicated with Stephen but I feel some affinity with him through my interactions with and engagement with his writings and because he is Canadian and I spent a few years living and working in Canada.
		Stephen came to eLearning from a remote environment where the choice was not between good eLearning and good classroom teaching, but between eLearning and nothing.
	wisebytes.net /wordpress/2006/04/23/distributed-learning-stephen-downes (1728 words)

	Weblogg-ed » Stephen Downes Takes a Break
		I was seriously shocked this evening when I read that Stephen Downes had decided to dim the lights on his blog for an indefinite time.
		Stephen’s frustration is palpable, as is his passion.
		Stephen’s was one of the first edtech blogs I found, maybe 2 years ago.
	weblogg-ed.com /2006/stephen-downes-takes-a-break (722 words)

	Australian Restaurant Critics: Stephen Downes
		Stephen Downes sometimes has difficulty in seeing the restaurant for the food.
		The bête noire of Melbourne restaurateurs Stephen was an important part of The Age team, however major disagreements with the upper echelons of the paper led to his eventual retirement from that august journal.
		Much attention has been paid to his feud with one of Melbourne's best restaurants which, having been caught up in the rivalry between Stephen and The Age, is crowned with glory by one, only to be damned by the other.
	www.miettas.com /restaurants/critics/downes.html (293 words)

	EdTechTalk #34 - George Siemens and Stephen Downes - On Knowledge \| EdTechTalk
		Stephen Downes and George Siemens came by for a 90 minute debate on some of the core issues of our field.
		The starting point for the show was an article that Stephen wrote at the end of last year.
		Meaning and emergence and shared meaning and all of those things are a function to a large degree of the types of networks that we create and the manner in which we choose elements within our network.
	edtechtalk.com /EdTechTalk34 (1182 words)

	eLearn: Feature Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Stephen Downes is a senior researcher with the National Research Council of Canada based in Moncton, New Brunswick at the Institute for Information Technology's e-Learning Research Group.
		Stephen is a leading voice in the areas of learning objects and metadata, as well as the emerging fields of weblogs in education and content syndication and is perhaps best known for his daily research newsletter, OLDaily.
		Stephen is a member of the eLearn editorial advisory board and also frequently gives seminars and lectures on the field of online learning, including the notable Buntine Oration delivered in Perth, Australia, in October 2004.
	www.elearnmag.org /subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=29-1 (3379 words)

	e-Literate
		Stephen Downes and I will be guests on Cable Green’s “TeachU” webinar program on Monday, November 27th starting at 7 PM.
		Stephen Downes (Canada) and Michael Feldstein (U.S.) discuss the current and long-term implications of the growing number of approved and pending patents on educational software, particularly in the context of Blackboard’s current infringement lawsuit against Desire2Learn.
		Stephen Gould, the noted biologist, noted this problem of Reism in his book on IQ measurement - “The Mismeasure of Man.” The act of measuring something does not of itself produce meaning, but having measurements results all too often in an attempt to force meaning from them, particularly meaning that confirms our predjudices and pre-conceptions.
	mfeldstein.com /index.php/.../permalink/stephen_downes_missed_the_point (4215 words)

	Learning Objects, Metadata, Blogs And RSS: The Future Of Online Education According To Stephen Downes - Robin Good's ...
		In 1998 Stephen wrote The Future of Online Learning, an essay which was to receive a lot of attention and respect from the elearning community.
		Stephen Downes shows in practical terms with his work how effective and useful these new media technologies can be for education.
		Stephen Downes points ot this highly interesting news byte: The U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) warns that the Internet "may be dying" because of changes in legislation that may allow major corporations "to control the internet's choke points" and dictate what innovations may be allowed, what content...
	www.masternewmedia.org /news/2004/12/12/learning_objects_metadata_blogs_and.htm (936 words)

	Half an Hour: Things You Really Need to Learn
		So, in order to be creative, the first thing to do is to learn to look for problems to solve, things that merit a response, needs that need to be filled.
		Stephen has not described literacy in his list but has suggested the practical skills needed to live a satisfactory life in a connected world.
		Stephen, your list is a good one and obviously comes with much consideration.
	halfanhour.blogspot.com /2006/08/things-you-really-need-to-learn.html (7399 words)

	e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Stephen Downes Rightly Corrects Me...and then we disagree a little..
		Stephen Downes Rightly Corrects Me...and then we disagree a little..
		Well Stephen Downes caught that post and rightly called my attention to a couple of things.
		That is an interesting dynamic to me not because I don't expect innovation to come from that sector but because it highlights even more the dearth of that kind of thinking coming from the commercial sector where one would figure that the potential rewards for innovation are greater.
	blogoehlert.typepad.com /eclippings/2006/09/stephen_downes_.html (673 words)

	Stephen Downes - Community Blogging \| The News is NowPublic.com
		This might have the reverse effect on most people but when I can't leave a talk that promised references to Wittgenstein.
		Stephen spoke about the foundation of meaning being human use.
		On the other hand he is 'anti-tag' because he feels that the use of tags brings the meaning of the word into only the word.
	www.nowpublic.com /stephen_downes_community_blogging?comment (174 words)

	blogevangelism part deux - stephen downes’ response » Dave’s Educational Blog
		Stephen Well yes, of course it is transitional technology.
		Stephen continues “Blogging allows for only a pretty rudimentary interactivity.” Well yeah, but it allows for a whole lot more interactivity than, say, plain ordinary web pages (aka shovelware).
		As it was used in Stephen’s post, it implies ceding ground unnecessarily, or agreeing to things just to get along, not because we agree with them.
	davecormier.com /edblog/?p=62 (1220 words)

	SACE conference - Stephen Downes keynote at StigmergicWeb
		The first time I attended one of Stephen’s presentations was when I started blogging, so maybe this will give some of them the impetus to get started.
		The presentation is entitled “On Being Radical” (audio and slides available on Stephen’s website later; I’ll put in a link once its there).
		Great ending - Stephen missed his calling, I think he should be a preacher.
	stigmergicweb.org /2005/11/18/sace-conference-stephen-downes-keynote (799 words)

	Stephen Downes
		Stephen's formal education is in philosophy; he obtained a BA and MA at the University of Calgary (1986,1987) and continued his studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
		Stephen lives in Moncton with his wife, Andrea, and three cats, Bart, Polly and Nadia.
		Stephen reads a lot of science fiction and books in general.
	tojde.anadolu.edu.tr /editors/stephen_cv.htm (575 words)

	e-Literate: Stephen Downes Missed the Point
		And if Stephen is shocked by the nature of Bernie’s solution, then he frankly hasn’t been paying attention.
		I’m not sure why Stephen would find this approach “ridiculous” or “absurd”, but I am surprised and disappointed by his tone.
		Stephen is always direct, but he’s crossed over the line from direct to insulting.
	mfeldstein.com /index.php/weblog/permalink/stephen_downes_missed_the_point (823 words)

	e-Literate: Stephen Downes Missed the Point (Comments)
		(And ironically, the original post which Stephen criticized but never directly addressed was in praise of mashups.) But if you want to judge whether the LMOS proposed design is overly complex, I think you need to look a little deeper into the details of the architecture and the specific problems we are trying to solve.
		Much of the complexity that Stephen complained about was designed precisely to address this problem and the drag it places on the pace of evolution of learning environments.
		For example, if you scroll down to the discussion on the bottom of this page, you’ll see a conversation about the degree to which the Atom standard would map to discussion board functionality.
	mfeldstein.com /index.php/weblog/comments/307 (7161 words)

	How To Be Successful: Stephen Downes' Top Ten Rules - Robin Good's Latest News
		Stephen Downes is a senior research officer with the National Research Council of Canada in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
		Affiliated with the Council's Institute for Information Technology, Stephen Downes works with the E-Learning Research Group.
		His key professional focus includes research and development in e-learning, working and helping organizations improve their competitive position in the marketplace, and increase awareness and information sharing through articles, reports and written analysis as well as through participation and attendance to local and international conferences and seminars.
	masternewmedia.org /news/2006/09/11/how_to_be_successful_stephen.htm (4701 words)

	EDUCAUSE REVIEW \| September/October 2004, Volume 39, Number 5
		Stephen Downes (http://www.downes.ca) is a Senior Researcher with the E-Learning Research Group, National Research Council Canada, Moncton, New Brunswick.
		Barger’s original definition of a weblog reads as follows: "A weblog (sometimes called a blog or a newspage or a filter) is a webpage where a weblogger (sometimes called a blogger, or a pre-surfer) ‘logs’ all the other webpages she finds interesting.
		As the course wound down with a discussion of nude bikers, Halavais questioned whether he would continue the blog the following year because of the workload, but students were enthusiastic in their comments.
	www.educause.edu /pub/er/erm04/erm0450.asp (5424 words)

	Stephen Downes » Blog Archive » Learning to love brussels sprouts
		Stephen Downes » Blog Archive » Learning to love brussels sprouts
		When I was a kid, brussels sprouts were your worst vegetable nightmare.
		It’s fairly miraculous that from a few plants you can repeatedly over weeks break off mature sprouts, only to have new ones replace them lower down the thick stem on which they cluster.
	stephendownes.com /?p=79 (545 words)

	Canadore College: Stephen Downes Bio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		During his varied career as an undergraduate student, he served two terms as the editor of the University of Calgary student newspaper, the Gauntlet.
		Stephen also worked at Athabasca University as a distance instructor for seven years, and as the voice of that university's tutor community was a representative on Athabasca University's Governing Council.
		Stephen has also been a newspaper carrier, waiter at a race track, hot dog vendor, building cleaner and camp counsellor.
	www.canadorec.on.ca /Services/IT/ThisisIT2005/Stephen-Downes-Bio.cfm (555 words)

	Stephen Downes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Downes is widely accepted as the central authority for online education in the edublogging community.
		Downes was the winner of the Individual Blog award in 2005 for his blog OLDaily (see below).
		As of the middle of August 2006 technorati indicates that 593 blogs were linking to the Downes website.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Downes (224 words)

	Thoughts on Stephen Downes' ITI Keynote \| D'Arcy Norman dot net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		I listened to Stephen Downes' ITI keynote (and here in AAC AudioBook format) on the commute (first half last night, second half this morning, thanks to the wonders of AudioBook
		Some of it might be considered common knowledge (open is good), but this particular audience may not have heard the message before (or, they may have needed the extra "open in elearning is good").
		Stephen references the EduChaos presentation by Marie Jasinski
	www.darcynorman.net /2004/09/10/thoughts-on-stephen-downes-iti-keynote (646 words)

	Stephen Downes
		So I began (for 10 people — the Downes family minus one son in China, and Dominique’s sister and her family) by wokking a couple of kilos of excellent prawns from Western Australia.
		My wife is adamant that she was told nothing about how the oven can be shut down in such a way when she booked a repairman.
		Equally, she was absolutely convinced the terms of the visit were not spelled out to her.
	stephendownes.com (2593 words)

	GLD TEN » Blog Archive » Stephen Downes - A very, very special guest
		Stephen Downes - A very, very special guest
		Welcome aboard Stephen Downes, a class act if ever there was one!
		Subscribe to Stephen and you get one of these every single day.
	www.ben300.com /TENPLAN/?p=67 (804 words)

	Full Circle Online Interaction Blog: Stephen Downes Takes a Pause (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		I wish you well in your endeavours, and I will be back to walk the long hard road alongside you.
		Stephen has been one of those people who never holds back his ideas, resources, opinions and pointers.
		Whatever the cause, Stephen, I support you in finding the next steps on your path.
	www.fullcirc.com /weblog/2006/03/stephen-downes-takes-pause.htm (399 words)

	Common Craft - Social Design for the Web: Stephen Downes on Community
		I've seen Stephen slag us on his blog with no sort of accuracy in his claim that we aren't somehow "real".
		I'm a political theorist by academic training and have spent lots of time thinking and teaching about ideas as to how communitites are constituted, constructed, and governed - and I've worked on online community related systems since 1996.
		Downes line of thought, if not his pronouncements about 43 things.
	www.commoncraft.com /archives/000930.html (3276 words)

	Fifteen reasons I was shown the door \| NEWS.com.au
		They say there is no such thing as bad publicity, but the banning of Stephen Downes from a restaurant is certainly the nearest thing to it of which I have heard.
		Not only was it a disservice to Mr Downes, but it was a disservice to potential customers, who want a fair assessment of the restaurant, not a censored review.
		By "banning" critics they are essentially censoring their reviews through two ways: 1) They are sending a message to other critics that they can and will be banned essentially, if they write bad reviews on restaurants or write a bad review on their restaurant.
	www.news.com.au /story/0,23663,20567231-10388,00.html (923 words)

	EdTechUK: Stephen Downes cont.
		Education is drifting towards the federated model – the trusted source – and this breaks the open model.
		This keeps the size down, and allows you to change the resource rights at some point, unlike including the rights within the metadata.
		Am captured by Illich at present and Downes comments remind me of Illich's claims that our society is committed to the myths that are required by a consumer society > you are the consumer>someone else is the organiser > structured inequality
	fraser.typepad.com /edtechuk/2005/11/stephen_downes_.html (630 words)

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