On my OU H800 course Weller has argued that the education system is not reflecting recent developments in communication technology. He argues that VLEs, for example, are too teacher-led and don't reflect the participative and collaborative nature of the new platforms.
I feel that in FE there are some examples of the push from the students (e.g. the use of google for research and, at least with older students, the use of discussion forums). On the other hand, VLEs are usually dominated by the tutor. Online tutorials are really just a replication of face-to-face tutorials.
Weller argues that using technology just to replicate traditional practice is missing the point but it seems to me that we have to adopt a new technology only when we see that it moves us towards a desirable goal.
The challenge is to achieve the right mix of teacher-led and 2.0 pedagogy. It is certainly not a good idea for all FE teaching to go over to a pedagogy which puts the onus on the start to collaborate with the online community.
Or am I just being backward and conservative?