Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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This talk connects the principles of connectivism and networked learning to the opportunities and challenges of the digital Amazon. We will explore how distributed learning practices, open resources and local networks can enhance connectivity, innovation and entrepreneurship in contexts with limited infrastructure and rich sociocultural diversity and place it in the context of educating for understanding: explanation, comprehension, and the challenge for connectivism. English with Portuguese translation. Please see downes.ca/presentation/600 for slides and details