Nancy White - Stewarding technology for communities.

Technology steward selects the tools, opens ( or closes) or weaves networks creating a

Digital habitats:

Me - personal ID, interest, tragectory.

We - group membership, ID, interest.

Many - boundless, fuzziness.

What polarities r at work in the 'community of practice' / 'knowledge network' / 'digital habitat'?

Togetherness ------ seperatness

Interacting ------------ publishing

Individual ------------ group

What is the orientation of our learning community - at any given time?

Individual participTion
Access to expertise
Relationships
Meetings

Steward majes Tool / elements selection based on orientation.

Tools should be invisible - SPACES should be visible .