Connections and Conversations: What happens to content?

George SiemensWIAOC 2007

"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 players

ContentInstitutionEducatorLearner

Parallel to the music, radio, news, TV

ContentResource creatorDistributor/marketer/promoterPerson viewing/listening the resource

Content TrendsAuthority shiftUGCCollective

“Hell is the place where nothing connects”

TS Eliot

Networks hold (are) knowledge

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 & nuancesVarying presence of participantFormal vs informalExpert vs amateur

• Type of content• Life of content type