1. Connections and Conversations: What happens to content? George Siemens WIAOC 2007

2. "Networks are the language of our times, but our institutions are not programmed to understand them. McCarthy, Miller, & Skidmore

3. Moving into ambiguity…

4. "The chief cause of problems is solutions." Eric Sevareid

5. The participants Content Institution Educator Learner

6. Parallel to the music, radio, news, TV Content Resource creator Distributor/marketer/promoter Person viewing/listening the resource

7. Content Trends Authority shift UGC Collective Cycle disruption: Creation, Distribution, Discussion

11. Hell is the place where nothing connects TS Eliot

12. Networks hold (are) knowledge The presence of c changes the meaning of a and b

13. Understanding is a function of nature of connections

18. http://missgriffis.wordpress.com/http://missgriffis.wordpress.com/ - Glenbow Museum

21. Not all content is created equal Conceptual Expression of conceptual Information/research Entertainment Factors: $$ and Expertise

22. Seeking Balance Gradients & nuances Varying presence of participant Formal vs informal Expert vs amateur

23. Type of content Life of content type