I have just finished listening to this presentation by George Seimens.  I found it a very good summary of the challenges and opportunities associated with Web2.0 or the read/write web:

• The connections come before content.
• Content can be stored and there can be multiple versions of it.  We need to work on understanding this ambiguity.
• There is a growing need to become more skilled in recognisining patterns.
• For the education field (and probably other areas of the population) to participate the tools need to be aggregated into a Virtual Learning Environment.  A place to connect.  A place to share.

I will also be participating in an online course on Connectivism and Connective Knowledge.  I thought it would be a good way to immerse myself in the subject matter by standing out on a limb a little and going to a university that is half-way across the world, conducted by 2 lecturers, where I will be able to collaborate with other educators.  It will be interesting to see the types of activities we get up to and how these topics are dealt with collaboration, goal setting, openness, problem solving, authenticity, connection, awareness, sensitivity and technology.  It will also be interesting to see if the work is creative commons commercially licensed, who knows where that might lead.