Many teachers and other adults from my generation have a hard time seeing any connection between the new media landscape and education. The reality is, however, all learning has evolved from conversations and connections over history, and the best learning is participatory in nature. While many cultures have no formal schooling, learning is integral to supporting the continued growth and health of their culture and communities.

Much of the challenge to shift adult thinking about social media in learning environments comes from misunderstanding. Perhaps this video will help. Can we draw correlations between the shift in new media and how we do business to the new tools and how we do learning?