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04 Aug 07

We are at a point of transition - will our tools be absorbed by education
systems, and then become part of the problem? Or do our tools result in real
change?
Will the change come only from conference-tour academics that adopt current
trends and present them without passion for change to an audience seeking to
hear what's new in tools, but not what's new in process, knowledge exchange or
society? I'm concerned that the current tone of talk about read/write web tools
in the conference circuit is one of shoring up an approach to teaching and
learning that is fundamentally at odds with how people learn and interact.
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- Unfortunately, where our aim should be about change, our sights are set on
  tools. And we wonder why we're not hitting the mark we desire. Perhaps our
  vision for change is still unsettled. What would success look like if we
  achieved it? What would classrooms look like? How would learning occur? We
  require a vision for change.