An EduCamp requires good Internet connectivity. This is a critical aspect for the workshop because an inoperative network has negative effects on the experience of participants. It is also important to consider the convenience of wireless versus fixed connection. Two factors are involved: mobility and reliability. Fixed connections mean less mobility but usually higher reliability. this do not mean that a wireless connection is unreliable, just that support for fixed connections for such a high number of people is a more complex demand.
The EduCamp acknowledges learning as chaotic, continuous, and complex, made possible by co-creation and connected specialization. Additionally, it recognizes the impossibility of having certainty, accepting uncertainty and ambiguity as essential and unavoidable aspect of the process. all these elements are part of the way Siemens defines learning (2006, p. 39).
The role of the participants mirrors the expected role of a learner in what is proposed by Downes as a possible network pedagogy (Downes, 2006). They are part of an authentic environment, are involved in observation and emulation of good practice, and engage in conversation about practice. It is somewhat difficult to talk about the role of the facilitator, which certainly is different from that expected in a longer educational process. However, the elements of transparent work (modeling and demonstration) mentioned by Downes are visible, as is the involvement in network activity.
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