Resonance Partnership Blog: Social Media: Something Different IS Happening…

I just found this really cool blog with a lot of web 20 meta stuff, and already found an article interesting enough to add to Ghost. I’m in complete agreement that there is new refreshed movement in the blogosphere where academics are concerned. Teachers here at Rider have crossed the threshold, after several semesters of pushing, and now I’m getting a regular stream of calls about web 2.0 content issues, rss functionality, on the spot media, collaborative and social services and more. I’m loving what’s going on right now.

Resonance Partnership Blog: Social Media: Something Different IS Happening…
So, Downes also had a link to this post at Web-log ed which mentioned a comment by Downes: “The big news in this story isn’t blogs. It’s that there are a billion teachers out there. Today we use blogs to communicate with them. But how might this evolve in the future? How do we make it easier, more immediate?” Will Richardson added,” It really isn’t about blogs as much any more, is it? It’s not about the tool. It’s about the ability to connect.” Yes, the ability to connect has now become limitless and education and the transmission and acquisition of knowledge has become limitless.