Danica gave a presentation at the Waag Society conference in Amsterdam on new concepts and ideas of learning. She put up a wiki and her slides (worth checking out):
The focus of this event was on the theme of challenges in contemporary pedagogy, including the use of new media tools, but also exploring institutional and cultural issues.
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