Gerd Wenning: At first my way was apart from the IT-business: I studied music and math to become a teacher in secondary schools. A music professor noticed, that I know how to use computers. So they offered me a job in a new media research institute. After dozens of projects and jobs in this field, Hans Werner Heymann asked me to become his assistant. Today ? among other things ? I reflect on the educational value of open collaboration tools. My daily experience in workshops, seminars and project works makes me believe, that the future of learning is open. As open, as the internet. http://www.gerd-wenning.de