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When I speak of connectivism, I’m focusing on initial cracks of change where light is seen through the traditional wall of content, knowledge, and learning. I’ve used the example of blogs and wikis – which originated in the fast-paced world technology – as first generation tools and approaches to manage abundance. Abundance changes how we relate to each other and to content. This initial change is still largely seen through traditional views of knowing. As change becomes more rapid, we start to see that the smaller level changes we are now seeing in abundance are not so consequential as what that the changes, once extended a decade or so into the future, mean. The shadows of what we are seeing now, as they become more illuminated, form the basis for a connective view of knowledge and learning. This article addresses some of what that future may look like (but, as always, context plays a role…numerous trends may change the direction…which, in a networked view of the world, is just fine, as networks are about adaptation): Meet the metaverse: “The Internet in 2016 will be an all-encompassing digital playground where people will be immersed in an always-on flood of digital information, whether wandering through physical spaces or diving into virtual worlds.”