through experience. I saw this unfold through out the nine weeks and the deeper understanding of what was actually happening within the classroom was revealed through time. I can see the potential for having students be collaborative and self motivated in regards to their own learning. Through reading your article, and reflecting back on the class we both had taken part in, I can see how this type of learning is different when it becomes open, and live. To engage with the other two classes at any time through twitter was helpful to enhance discussions. I hope as a teacher that I will be able to enrich my students to become independent learners through collaboration in networking, and allow them the freedom to follow their own passions about learning. Instead of having myself being the one direction flow of information. Thanks, Jeff, for jumping in, both here and in class. Glad the experiment turned out to be useful for you -- at least we all got to celebrate Quinn's birth with you that weekend! -- and glad to be following you on Twitter going forward. :) What a great teaching experiment and class! I think I stumbled into one of your Twitter class sessions once, but I appreciated that outsiders were welcome to contribute. I love Twitter for the entertainment it provides but more so for the connections and information sharing you hope your students were able to realize. It frustrates me that those very real and very important benefits