Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
The experiment continues and the Small Pieces Loosely Joined is beginning to illustrate the sort of complexity and sophistication possible with low-tech low-control processes. These systems will soon outstrip the capacity of any centralized learning management system (imagine trying to centrally administer each cell in the growth of a tree, or each stream in the flowing of a river system). Alan also asks, "whether [blogs] will fly with the speed and grace of a lead balloon" citing a slow uptake. But we don't need everybody blogging, no more than we need everybody writing books or producing movies. Let people settle to their own comfort zone, and don't try to force it. There are plenty of roles to go around.

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