Connections and Conversations: What happens to content? George Siemens WIAOC 2007

"Networks are the language of our times, but our institutions are not programmed to understand them.“ McCarthy, Miller, & Skidmore

"Networks are the language of our times, but our institutions are not programmed to understand them.“

McCarthy, Miller, & Skidmore

Moving into ambiguity…

"The chief cause of problems is solutions." Eric Sevareid

"The chief cause of problems is solutions."

Eric Sevareid

The players Content Institution Educator Learner

Content

Institution

Educator

Learner

Parallel to the music, radio, news, TV Content Resource creator Distributor/marketer/promoter Person viewing/listening the resource

Content

Resource creator

Distributor/marketer/promoter

Person viewing/listening the resource

Content Trends Authority shift UGC Collective

Authority shift

UGC

Collective

“Hell is the place where nothing connects” TS Eliot

“Hell is the place where nothing connects”

TS Eliot

Networks hold (are) knowledge The presence of “c” changes the meaning of “a” and “b”

The presence of “c” changes the meaning of “a” and “b”

Understanding is a function of nature of connections

http://missgriffis.wordpress.com/ - Glenbow Museum

Seeking Balance Gradients & nuances Varying presence of participant Formal vs informal Expert vs amateur

Gradients & nuances

Varying presence of participant

Formal vs informal

Expert vs amateur

Type of content Life of content type

Type of content

Life of content type