Paper vs Electronic Writing and Learning
Paper is good for: kinestetic experience of knowledge creation, such as mind-mapping/outlining and drawing. Variations in coloration and writing instruments help the creative process. Portability is limited to size and how much you can/want to carry. Immediacy is a valuable asset of paper, books, articles & no batteries required! Non-mediated, high technology.
Computers are great tools that save time and can be used on or off line. Software avails the writer/creator to mix media, edit, and save large amounts of data for multiple projects. The learning environment depends on user, software, and technical knowledge of how to use the products and selection of the best media for the activity.
Online environments bring resources to the user via internet. The conduits through which media arrive can be e-mail, websites, libraries, universities, people, business...and repositories of information that is available for free or purchase. Associations of common interests often facilitate access to information which optimizes users' experiences and time.
Creation of online learning communities, such as wikipedia, wikiversity, blogs, YouTube, MySpace, Skype, Wikispaces, SecondLife, and Open Source proponents example just a few areas where online learning experiences imitate life, through knowledge creation--communal or otherwise-- of its users.
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