Hi dc,

I agree with you that it has nothing to do with ‘right/wrong’, which was the point I was trying to make. The term ‘expert’ often leads us to the false ‘right/wrong’ dichotomy which is not… shall we say ‘effective’ in an era of multi-narratives. I have the utmost respect for George and his work, which is why i used him as an example of an expert. His response to my blog post only reinforces that opinion, as he quite fairly laid out my position and then objected to the parts that he disagreed with, and quite charitably agreed with others.

I’m not sure if I should take your ‘garbage’ comment as a reflection on the work here or not, 😉 but I was not really speaking about blogging, but of the world in general, and eductional decisions specifically. The question here is, for instance, how would you go and find an ‘expert’ on VLE/PLE/LMS/LCMS if you wanted to choose a new online learning environment for your school. In more traditional cultures, South Korea for example, if someone is considered an ‘expert’ then their opinion is often just taken wholesale. fait accomplit. More on this in a follow up post… I can see that i have not been as clear as i intended.