The document discusses the changing landscape of education due to new technologies and learners. It outlines the shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0, including a typology of Web 2.0 tools. It proposes using these tools to support new approaches to course design, including learning design frameworks and the sharing of teaching practices through a social networking site called Cloudworks. Key challenges include bridging the gap between potential and reality of using new technologies in mainstream education.