Sebastien Fiedler is thinking about whether blogging a conference distracts from the blogger's conference experience. Mathemagenic echos his concern. And, Pressepapier wonders if someone would not get the same education value from attending the ILAW confernce by reading the blogging accounts.
Taking notes and participating is a multi-task activity -- but to each his own. And, while I think notes (whether blogged or not) always have educational value -- they certainly don't capture the face-to-face nuances and the interpersonal interaction. That is why asynchronous learning technologies, I believe, will always be more effective if used in conjunction with personal instruction rather in the place of personal instruction.
By the way, Pressepaper discloses the secret to Lessig's font selection. I was wondering about the same question...
