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Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum
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    Role: Facilitator
    Elements of Information Ecology has been created with the goal of facilitating the creation of a K-12+ curriculum in information ecology, and of developing it on a participatory open source platform. The projects is one of a set of projects being developed on the platform of TakingITGlobal, with the goal of strengthening the global reach of the projects and of increasing the participation of young people.
          projects.takingitglobal.org/information-eco
New York, NY
2003.03-          
    Documents
    Habitat II Online: An Ecological Design Process
    An overview of ecological design considerations in the development of the Habitat II Online initiative to enable coherent, intelligent response to the agenda of the Habitat II conference incorporating an ecology of information, an ecology of education, and an ecology of participation.
    information-habitat.net/h2o/design.htm

New York
1996.05
    Village Meetings on the Internet: Theory and Practice of Information Ecology
    Conference presentation on the use of Internet Relay Chat as a simple, accessible and viable methodology for holding online "village meetings".

Vienna
1997.02
    Information Ecology and Information Society
    A brief overview of information ecology focussing on the emerging significance of information space, of the need for public information space and the development of such spaces through the use of information and communications technology in the course of the series of global conferences of the 1990, and of the electronic mailing list as the key tool in support of non-governmental participation in the global conferences, with an overview of properties of electronic mailing lists and recommendations. Presented at "The Challenges of Information Technology for the Non-Profit Sector". Powerpoint presentation.
    information-habitat.net/ie/ie-is.ppt

Vienna
1998.11
    Information Ecology: Holistic Framework for Empowerment & Transformation
    A holistic perspective on information flows, recognizing three fundamental dimensions of information space - content / substance, personal / community relationships, and the nature of information technology - and three basic phases of information processing - compilation / organization, communication / dissemination, and reception / utilisation. Powerpoint presentation.
    information-habitat.net/ien-ie-hf.ppt

Turin
1998.12
    Introduction to Information Ecology
    A preliminary overview of some basics of information ecology and the relationship between information systems and other ecosystems; the nature of key properties of information and information flows and exchanges, including implications of physical properties of information - zero mass and size, light-speed; and overview of the application of information technology in support of the participation of NGOs in the preparation for and follow-up to the agreements of the global conferences of the 1990s. (Draft, in progress)
    information-habitat.net/ie/ien-iie.ppt

Brooklyn
1998.12
    Full Cost Electronic Market
    Schematic outline of key characteristics and relationships, and elements of the ecological properties relational database - engine of the market, incorporating "double entry bookkeeping for the earth". Outline, generated in Inspiration(r), in pdf format.

Brooklyn
1999.10
    Information Ecology - Heritage
    Sketch of the conceptual, practical and spiritual heritage of Information Ecology. Generated in Inspiration(r) software; pdf format.

Brooklyn
1999.10
    Information Ecology of Electronic Mail
    Key material, economic, social and practical factors, in the context of electronic mail as a common and economical medium for communication and information exchange. Outline, generated in Inspiration(r), in pdf format.
    information-habitat.net/ie/ien-ieem.pdf

Brooklyn
1999.10
    Y2K Countdown Digital Date Clock
    Presentation of the basis for the use of the Digital Date Clock - with yyyy.mm.dd format - as the ideal solution for a universal format for recording dates of transactions. pdf file from an HTML page.

Brooklyn
1999.10
    Properties and Principles of Information
    Properties of zero mass, zero physical size, speed of light, common access to properties of the whole; principles governing value, flow, management and understanding of information. Outline in pdf format, generated in Inspiration®.

Brooklyn
1999.11
    Towards a Curriculum in Information Ecology: Partnership, Informatics and Participation
    A compilation of documents and images relating to the development of a curriculum in Information Ecology in cooperation with the Development Planning Unit - Partnership, Informatics and Participation University College, London
    information-habitat.net/docs/dpu-docs.htm

New York
2002.03
    Introduction to Information Ecology: A Journey from Rio to Johannesburg
    Overview of key concepts and issues in information ecology as it evolved in the course of a focus on information and communications technology in the context of NGO participation in UN Conferences and related NGO and intergovernmental proceedings beginning with preparations for the 1992 Earth Summit and leading into the 10 year review of the Earth Summit in Johannesburg. Presented to the Information Technology SIG at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies,
    information-habitat.net/ie/iie.ppt

New Haven
2002.04
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Souce Curriculum
    Design, development and implementation of an open source curriculum in the elements of light and colour, based on the properties of the Virtual Light and Colour Cubes, incorporating an elementary three-dimensional mathematics of light and colour and a new appreciation and understanding of the nature and characteristics of the primary colours of light and pigment.
    projects.takingitglobal.org/light-elements

New York
2003.10
    Information Ecology: An Emerging Wikibook
    An emerging wikibook on Information Ecology, much of the body of the latest version was generated from the Digital Engine, Mark II; earlier version of those sections were generated from the HABITAT3 Digital Engine.

New York
2004.04
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Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum
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