I liked the way there was a link to Wikipedia for the definition of Lifelong learning. A number of years ago many students wern't able to reference Wikipedia as a source of information in asignments, however now we are finding it is one of the first ports of call.
I've found when researching subjects I have a vast knowledge of, the printed encyclopaedias sometimes have factual errors or ommissions (possible due to space limitations) which make articles somewhat misleading. Wikipedia on the other hand appears to be more comprehensive.
It goes to show you how the internet has evolved over the last few years and the input of many individuals is helping to produce a very useful information source.
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I agree with your post. However wikipedia is based on what alot of people have gathered information on and change constantly. Also the information in it may not be reliable. That is why wikipedia has introduced a new initiative where they can track down the ip address of the person who last edited the document. Not surprisingly there was a controversy sometime ago where a wikipedia entry of a US government agency was edited by someone with an ip address belonging to the government agency's office. That might mean that person responsible had the intention of manipulating the information on the entry to fit the ideals of what the agency wanted to present. So that's just a thought. Good luck in your blog. Mine is just starting too! http://medessa.blogspot.com
Elaine
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