Connections and ContextsRichard A. Schwier E-Learn 2011 Keynote PresentationUniversity of SaskatchewanOctober 20, 2011 Honolulu, Hawaii

Your most memorable meal? What makesterrorism attractive? The needto connect Communities & Collectives Crucibles of community MOOCCOOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idhsUy3SKE4 A story of travel, death, andcommunity redemption Features ofcommunities Authenticity Many facets Boundaries Resilience Intimacy Mortality Size Mark Osgatharphttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bee_Swarm.JPG Vinculum Trajectory Intensity By Bhringer Friedrichhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/Trustwiki/File:Erdmnnchen,_Suricata_suricatta_1.JPG Context? Participation http://tinyurl.com/ebookflyer http://www.evenfromhere.org/?p=1915 David Shankbone --http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Day_14_Occupy_Wall_Street_September_30_2011_Shankbone_49.JPG Why I believe in community http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJemDZcgIZE Conclusions In VLC research, the joy is in the hunt, not inthe kill We are still hunting