| Such efforts will help them move from openly clinging to the past. A blog of an open learner is not simply an act of digital narcissism as Keen contends, but instead a chance for authentic audiences and international feedback well beyond one's teacher. In an educational setting, an open podcast is not simply a means to advertise one's talents and half-baked ideas, but a way to help learners review and rehearse recent knowledge gains. A wake is not an opening of meaningless data, but a tool to teach collaboration, interaction, and negotiation. Each of these forms of learning events are goal oriented. Humans are goal-oriented creatures. Perhaps more than any open learning technology, using the tools of the Web 2.0, educators across academic fields can take advantage of goal-setting behaviors. It seems the Keen-Weinberger debate missed that point. |