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Smarter, Simpler, Social

Lee Bryant, Headshift, Apr 24, 2003
Commentary by Stephen Downes

This article captures many of the underlying theses of the blogging and syndicated content movement. In a nutshell, argue the authors, social software should be

Smarter, using XML syndication, distributed, collaborative metadata, ontologies, adaptive design and context-awarenessCRLF
Simpler, developed using modular software with common methods and properties, web services and shared protocols, simple design shared and open source code CRLF
Social, in the way it is conceived, built, functions, and works, involving stakeholder engagement, inclusive process, collaborative development, and partnershipsCRLF

CRLFThis article also describes many of the features I think shouls characterize educational software, and more importantly, where educational software is almost certainly headed in the next few years.

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