Learning Technologies: The Next Five Years, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Seminar, Sept 12, 2006.

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Overview of what the future of learning technology will look like, beginning with a discussion of what doesn't work (over-engineered solutions with numerous requiremen ts and many moving parts) and what does (simple, interoperable and usable systems). Given this perspective I offer a future dominated by networks and sharing, as seen for example in RSS and blogging networks.