Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

One day I will wrestle with the idea of how there can be multiple knowledge communities, but for now, I wish only to emphasize the need to preserve them. "Documentation of these narratives by citizen archivists who are native speakers of the languages ensures that these are not excluded from the mainstream knowledge forms online, thus supporting epistemic and social justice." Related: Pluriversality of Knowledge in the Age of AI. "What will happen to the knowledge of those who cannot speak or cannot live, those who are unable to own or govern the record of their memories and experiences?"

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Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
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