tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889603818542740147.post9166445229916026494..comments2013-08-09T01:36:28.880-07:00Comments on Te Ara Hou: Capturing Indigenous knowledge in a 21st century learning environmentmeiwheraOtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456443088304156800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889603818542740147.post-71080511716976086132013-07-09T11:20:00.850-07:002013-07-09T11:20:00.850-07:00There is an added complexity here in the way tradi...There is an added complexity here in the way traditional knowledge was transmitted-specialised knowledge was not for everyone. The whare wananga's function was to preserve and transmit that specialised knowledge to a few. <br />I am currently working with Brad Haami and it seems from his work that the same principles applied to typically European-ie book knowledge. This type of knowledge was seen as the preserve of the elders and may go some way to explain the decline in literacy among Maori post 1840.meiwheraOtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456443088304156800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889603818542740147.post-91879843400163889542013-07-09T03:20:18.238-07:002013-07-09T03:20:18.238-07:00There is a dire need for educational research on &...There is a dire need for educational research on "intellectual property" of indigenous knowledge. <br /><br />To be candid, copyright and intellectual property is a "western" concept with little understanding of the traditions or protocols of the notions of "ownership" of indigenous knowledge. Given my own interests in Creative Commons, OERs and sharing of knowledge freely - I would welcome a research study on how digital technology impacts on concepts of "ownership" of cultural and indigenous knowledge. Wayne Mackintoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576811915197754933noreply@blogger.com