I'm writing an article about challenges in fostering learning networks in education- based on 8 interviews we did last year- the writing is a bit of a long process but we're getting there. What is striking in the interviews is that the role of the...

Image by fataetoile/ Cinzia Rizzo via Flickr I'm always amazed by the power of metaphors. Sometimes I try to 'cook' one myself and then it doesn't work so formulating or rather designing a good metaphor is not easy. In Ghana, people were generally...

I've been to events where everyone is twittering, tagging and hopping around with their laptops. I've also been to events where nobody even knows what tagging is. In most events, you will find a mix of people. I was asked by Partos, the branche...

I just finished preparing a presentation about the art of fostering online networks in development; with a focus on producer organisations in the south (for a session with progresonetwork). While preparing the presentation I thought again about the...

<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xerrSBQRL._SL300_.jpg" alt="Cover of "Grown Up Digital: How the Net G..." style="border: medium none ; display: block;" height="300" width="201" />Cover via Amazon Yesterday I blogged about the working...