Apr 12 2012: Informal learning, yes. I'm still staggered by how the whole experience of wondering about some random fact for years, because the answer to a question you had was never readily available, has just gone. If you wonder about something now you can just Google it... assuming it's a fairly simple question of course!
Apr 12 2012: Hi Sherry
As we've all observed, most social networking chatter seems to consist of narcissistic triviality. The vast wealth of human knowledge and experience that is suddenly easily available and which could be accessed, absorbed and shared is neglected in favour of lightweight chatter. Do you think this is a result of the nature of the medium, or a symptom of something in our culture that existed before social media and exists independently of it today? If our culture valued learning more than it does, would we be taking better advantage of this opportunity, or does the medium itself tend to lead us down this path?
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As we've all observed, most social networking chatter seems to consist of narcissistic triviality. The vast wealth of human knowledge and experience that is suddenly easily available and which could be accessed, absorbed and shared is neglected in favour of lightweight chatter. Do you think this is a result of the nature of the medium, or a symptom of something in our culture that existed before social media and exists independently of it today? If our culture valued learning more than it does, would we be taking better advantage of this opportunity, or does the medium itself tend to lead us down this path?