Learning 2.0

Just like when learning to walk, the first steps are tentative. There is so much information one feels swamped.

The video 'The machine is us' was hard to watch though thought provoking. Of course it was biased in favour of new technology, whereas in reality new and old will live side by side. The pencil and the computer are both useful tools!

I found the Stephen Fry discussion more satisfying as he admitted to the dross that fills cyber space yet emphasised that without it there would be no gold - the new ideas, innovations and flashes of brilliance which might change our world forever. On a lighter note Mr Fry has a voice like golden syrup.

I applaud the concept of life long learning and the work done by Unesco (since the 1960s) and organisations like U3A encourage society to embrace it. Learning 2.0 is another step in that direction and the 71/2 habits for lifelong learners make good sense.


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