In this I argue that there is a 'sweet spot' between web 2.0 and higher education, which combines the best of personal/public, fun/work, institution/individual, etc and that we should work to exploit this.
3. Web 2.0 characteristics Technology User generated content Informal learning Democracy Bottom-up Socially oriented Web as platform Harness collective intelligence Perpetual beta
4. Higher education characteristics Controlled technology Us generated content Accredited learning We know best Top down Individual achievement Review before release Filtered intelligence Aim for perfection
5. Finding the sweet spot Personal Professional Informal Formal Fun Work Content Social This is the future of work/learning/recreation
19. Microlearner 2Learner Cloudworks Profile Writes to and imports goals, resources, stream Create goals, tasks Pull in and publish relevant content Pull in and publish relevant courses/designs Publicise study and learning story Making connections