“The science of teaching is knowing a number of different methodologies. The art is knowing when to use which.” –Jason Ohler, Taming the Beast: Choice and Control in the Electronic Jungle

I love this quote from Jason's book Taming the Beast. It captures an important aspect of what I've tried to convey in my first digital story, Becoming an Expert -- that knowledge and skills, while critical to our success in any endeavor, are only part of the equation. Understanding a specific situation and what it demands of us requires us to be intimately familiar with what has been said and done in the past, and wide open to all of the possibilities of the future.