It's Not What It Is, It's What It Enables

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. George Siemens: It's Not What It Is, It's What It Enables, Connectivism Blog September 27, 2005

George Siemens makes a good point, encapsulated in the title, with respect both to some of the new tools, such as blogs and wikis, and to connectivism itself. "What do they enable learners to do? They enable learners to connect, to dialogue." Why. More...