It's not the technology ...

... it's the people.

rellis wrote what initially looked like a tongue-in-cheek account of a work-in-progress open professional staff development program around Social Software in the Classroom. More here.

I like the part that deemphasized the hierarchical, I'm-the-teacher-you're-the-student- you-listen mindset. Indeed, in teaching, we learn.

Overall, it made me realize that blended learning could be the sweet spot.