I’ll do my best to be live but in case I’m not I’d like him to address my perceptions from the book that suggest, people’s online efforts are largely done with the intent to move to more personal or face to face experiences.
….”Meetup groups for virtual contacts shows that even online communication that emulates face-to-face interaction still leaves people wanting real human contact.” [pp.199]

My argument for schools is that the development of online and virtual communities are for many a gateway to more personal, live interactions.

This video from Colorado would suggest a shift in the way we deliver education. http://snurl.com/2vbso [video_google_com]

I argue that social learning is a key to the sustainability of bricks and mortar education. There is value in meeting together and being together.

So will that verbose preamble, here’s my questions for Mr. Shirky:

“Is my premise about the goal of online communities seeking real life interactions correct? And if so, what might this look like in 5 years? Is there an obvious link to the way we learn?

Just joshing. Midnight’s early for me. I’ll be there, with webcam and mike, if that bit works out. Was just annotating the last two chapters behind the wheel in a traffic jam this afternoon. Timing’s good.