eLearning Forum, June 2001
Learning Circuits article on that session
Director's cut of the same article (unexpurgated)

Internet Time Group's thoughts on Open eLearning/P2P

O’Reilly Open P2P, Tim O’Reilly’s P2P Meme Map
Dan Bricklin’s Thoughts on Peer-to-Peer

P2P will co-exist with, not replace, client/server.

Collab-Packs

Imagine a new software product, a private, virtual meeting space. A "Collab-Pack" provides up to eight people a private meeting place in cyberspace. When members tune in, they can chat with one another (text or audio), view a shared white board, have discussions that are archived for others to see, and store plans, pictures, PowerPoints, and so forth.

You could buy and download it online. It installs and configures itself. You invite others into the discussion by inserting their email addresses and pushing a button.

Examples of how to use a Collab-Pack group to coordinate projects, to foster innovation, and to plan events are imbedded in the software. Everything's ready to go. Installation takes ten minutes -- without any involvement by the IT department.

Cost for the entire package is, say, $2500. How many might your organization buy? Enter your guess and see how other people think about this.