Clarence Fisher has an excellent post that feeds nicely into our discussion on assessment:
Remote Access: Access vs. Participation
The idea that we have moved beyond access to the point where we need to concentrate on participation. He stresses that interaction is a word that we often use to describe the technology, but the ability to actively and constructively participate in online communities and what James Gee has called “affinity spaces” defines a culture of participation,a vital skill set essential for our time. He questions the track record that many schools ahve of closing what he calls the “participation gap of this emerging culture:
I saw this the other day when it hit my ‘gator, but Will Richardson linked to it and reminded me.
Take a look at the list of skills that Clarence has summarized there.