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‘In a world that is not predictable, improvisation and innovation are more than desirable, they are essential.’ My reading of Wenger helped me understand the potential of the read/write web for fostering innovation.

“Metrics for such innovations are tricky, since social practices evolve slowly and surround us continuously, and thus become our frame of reference. It is not until we are abruptly forced to put them aside that we become aware of how much they have been shaping our lives.” (link) John Seely Brown,I think Wenger is about realistically providing an authentic environment where the natural processes of learning and innovation are augmented. Imagine if we made no space for innovation in learning. There would be only one answer, one way of learning. How much real learning would occur? On the other hand if we choose only to focus on innovation it would be difficult to know what was important to us, how we should start.

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Learning in a group

People like learning from models but… not just any models. They’re a choosey lot.

• If you want people to engage in the learning experience your offering you should ask what your learners want, you should demonstrate the highest standards for your profession and you should provide ample reason for them to trust you professionally and personally.

Online application – What do you do with different level of experience in your online community? What do you do if you can’t gather enough people together around a common learning experience?

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Learning by building

Over the past 10 years we have been slowly building an online world that reflects more closely the real world. This has helped us develop the first rumblings of a supported and different way of learning, sharing and building things online. We’ve uncovered the first little square of understanding how to utilize these tools and this little piece of understanding is for some people growing into a fuller understanding of how to ‘be online‘ and a quickly growing broader awareness of the potential of the tools available. This groundswell is laying the groundwork for a shift in the societal way of ‘being’ and possibly jumps forward in innovation.

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