In previous posts - see communities and collaboration or individualism and isolation, I have explored a possible assignment topic for this module.

Another has just occured to me, having particularly enjoyed our week looking at E-portfolios and following the discussion and emotive connections associated with something so deeply personal as 'reflection'.

In many discussions, not just this week's, the role of social learning has been considered and debated. If learning is indeed truly social, this has left me wondering where 'conversation' belongs in an elearning context; and how  technology could facilitate the integration of this type of learning, - discussion board posts and threads,  personal discussions/reflections in weblogs and e-porfolios.  Is there a missing link?

Atmospheric, emotive and deeply personal...

I have attached a transcript of a discussion our group had last week on the metaphor of stepping stones and pebbles - 'kidnapping them' in particular (courtesy of Tracy) in relation to E-portfolios. Several of our group related to this thread and added their own stories which enriched the whole experience. This experience deepened when we explored pebble pad, e-portfolio technology, with its related imagery and simplicity. I also came across the video below from Youtube this evening and have added it due to its imagery of streams, stones, stepping stones and reflections.

Finally, the discussion file attached demonstrates the connective power of collective thought  and what can happen when multiplicity and serendipity meet, resulting in a link to another discussion thread 'seemingly relevant' to the fluidity of the web, 'web of flow' and Tracey's story of kidnapping pebbles........ Which leaves me wondering and questioning where the role of conversation resides if learning is truly social. Is there a place for it as artefact in an e-portfolio?

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