The document discusses the opportunities for learning in rural areas enabled by high-speed broadband connections, known as the Connecticon. It describes how faster internet allows for more complex sharing of information and hyper-interaction between users. This leads to emergent properties like self-organizing groups and new forms of informal and collaborative learning using technologies like wikis and social networks. The Connecticon reduces disparities between rural and urban areas by providing greater opportunities for blended formal and informal learning across work, home and other contexts through online collaboration and convergence of technologies.

1. Bangers and Mashups: Learning in the Connecticon Dr Frank Rennie

3. The Connecticon

9. Pervasive Learning

11. Formal Learning

12. Informal Learning

13. High Bandwidth Learning

15. Mashups for Education Blog Wikipedia Text Wiki Google Maps Flickr Photos YouTube Video Audio Podcasts Music Social Network