How has your network changed the way you learn?
At the beginning my studies at Walden did not actually know all that technology has advanced. I've been surprised course after course all the resources and educational tools that I had discovered. I am learning about these technological advances and how they can benefit from different uses. This has changed the way that I learned because I can search and look for information from different sources, blogs, wikis, google search etc. Now I find myself having access to more information than ever before trying to select the one that is correct. Also, I work sharing this information with people from others towns that think different but have the same problems. Working using Pbworks, Google documents, wikis and other collaborative tools that allow me manage the information with other point of view. Another amazing tool that changes my life is Diggo. This tool let me organized all the information and have access to them as Siemens (2010) express in his blog, “we want to be able to readily access important information when we need it”
Which digital tools best facilitate learning for you?
The digital tool that best facilitate my learning is the Wiki. I use it with my students for collaborative projects, with my university works and I find it is an amazing tool. But, I think that it is because I had to discover and learn how to use other tools that could help me in my learning process.
Another tool that best facilitates learning for me is email and the smart phones. I can e communicate with my student when they really need me. Also I can work with the information wherever I am.
How do you learn new knowledge when you have questions?
I can say that now I have a multiple forms to answer my questions. I look for in google search, look for in blogs, slideshare, YouTube to compare and contrast the information and learn something new. It is amazing for me that when I have question, I just not answered it looking for in the web. I find new questions in my mind that let me learn complex knowledge. But certainly, I have to develop more profound the skills necessary to manage all the information and the tools that could help me with that.
Additional Reading:
Chris Smith: Personal Learning Network PLN
http://www.shambles.net/csmith/pln/
learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community
How do you manage information?
http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/
What is a Personal Learning Network?
http://billgx.edublogs.org/2010/10/20/what-is-a-personal-learning-network/
How do you manage information?
http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/
What is a Personal Learning Network?
http://billgx.edublogs.org/2010/10/20/what-is-a-personal-learning-network/
Hey G,
ResponderBorrarI think you are creating an advantage for yourself in that you are finding ways to learn how to be proficient with the tools available.
It has been my experience with other people that they do not take the time to learn the tools to see if they are really useful. Do you find that your connections are more or less will to try new tools?
Learning new tools needs a lot of time to really understand and know all its possibilities. I prefer to take the necessary time to learn once at time and try to see how integrate one with another. The connections that I create with the tools are related with my objective. Until now, I have reach my goals with the tools that I use but, I know that I will have more options if I learn using more of them.
ResponderBorrarGviruet,
ResponderBorrarI too have been exposed to many new tools over the last year or two. This is especially true since I decided to take courses under the education umbrella. My specialty is within Management.Google Docs, blogging and many others were foreign to me. I like you often go to YouTube to learn new topics are simply download videos that may benefit me in my current studies.