Stephen Downes

Good article, with a focus on the '4Ps' of creative learning (quoted):

• Projects - We learn best when we are actively working on projects - generating new ideas, designing prototypes, making improvements, and creating final products.
• Peers - Learning flourishes as a social activity, with people sharing ideas, collaborating on projects, and building on one another's work.
• Passion - When we focus on things we care about, we are likely to work longer and harder, to persist in the face of challenges, and to learn more in the process.
• Play - Learning involves playful experimentation — trying new things, tinkering with materials, testing boundaries, taking risks, iterating again and again.

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