Chapter 4: Learning in the Collective
Quote: Technology has generated “space for a collective to emerge.” The way we learn has driven the way education is delivered. We have moved from teacher-to-students delivery to world-to-student and vice-versa. Technology has made this possible. Individuals can learn from anyone in the world that may have the same interest or experience.
Question: In a collective environment people can quickly move from one group to another. How does this affect the group? The participation of an individual can have an effect in a group. If individuals move in and out, how does it affect the community within his/her group?
Connection: We engage in this community in “order to learn.” We collaborate, share similar interests and experiences. Through Twitter, Google+ Community, and Adobe Connect we have created a variety of communities. Some involve all of us and others involve others those with whom we have similar interests, like with Twitter. We each have created a community of our own. Lately, I have become interested in the stock market, and I now follow communities about this topic.
Epiphany: The Internet has become a place where innovators learn and teach. I never thought of it as an ocean of learning where everyone learns to fish in a unique way.
Quote: Technology has generated “space for a collective to emerge.” The way we learn has driven the way education is delivered. We have moved from teacher-to-students delivery to world-to-student and vice-versa. Technology has made this possible. Individuals can learn from anyone in the world that may have the same interest or experience.
Question: In a collective environment people can quickly move from one group to another. How does this affect the group? The participation of an individual can have an effect in a group. If individuals move in and out, how does it affect the community within his/her group?
Connection: We engage in this community in “order to learn.” We collaborate, share similar interests and experiences. Through Twitter, Google+ Community, and Adobe Connect we have created a variety of communities. Some involve all of us and others involve others those with whom we have similar interests, like with Twitter. We each have created a community of our own. Lately, I have become interested in the stock market, and I now follow communities about this topic.
Epiphany: The Internet has become a place where innovators learn and teach. I never thought of it as an ocean of learning where everyone learns to fish in a unique way.
Chapter 5:The Personal with the Collective
Quote: The digital world has driven the way we communicate and share information with others. There are concerns that we “may be rendering our lives too transparent” to the world. The invention of MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter have triggered an almost addictive interest for people to join these different communities to communicate with friends and the world. I have never joined any social media until now because I do find it quite disturbing when someone with whom I have never talked, met, or share any common ground is poking around my profile. Anyone can find anyone they may be interested in finding as long as there is something about that individual online that is accessible. One can usually find the location, interests, and job of anyone who has an account on Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.
Question: It may difficult to know if the contents of a blog are factual. So, how can one discern reliable from unreliable content?
Connection: Access to information via technology is easier than ever before, and it is even easier to share more than intended, especially when sharing information online with friends. Such information held online can be accessed by the wrong hands. Not too long ago, hackers publicly released intimate pictures of publicly known women. Data shared or stored online can possibly be viewed by anyone who may have interest in it and the means to retrieve it.
Epiphany: Jeff, yes our professor, introduced me to blogs. He was one of my professors when I was at CSUSM. I found blogs to be quite fascinating. Blogs allowed anyone to communicate with others that might have not have otherwise heard their voice. Blogs have changed the way we form our opinion. Individuals can teach and learn from others who share common interests but may have different perspectives.
Quote: The digital world has driven the way we communicate and share information with others. There are concerns that we “may be rendering our lives too transparent” to the world. The invention of MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter have triggered an almost addictive interest for people to join these different communities to communicate with friends and the world. I have never joined any social media until now because I do find it quite disturbing when someone with whom I have never talked, met, or share any common ground is poking around my profile. Anyone can find anyone they may be interested in finding as long as there is something about that individual online that is accessible. One can usually find the location, interests, and job of anyone who has an account on Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.
Question: It may difficult to know if the contents of a blog are factual. So, how can one discern reliable from unreliable content?
Connection: Access to information via technology is easier than ever before, and it is even easier to share more than intended, especially when sharing information online with friends. Such information held online can be accessed by the wrong hands. Not too long ago, hackers publicly released intimate pictures of publicly known women. Data shared or stored online can possibly be viewed by anyone who may have interest in it and the means to retrieve it.
Epiphany: Jeff, yes our professor, introduced me to blogs. He was one of my professors when I was at CSUSM. I found blogs to be quite fascinating. Blogs allowed anyone to communicate with others that might have not have otherwise heard their voice. Blogs have changed the way we form our opinion. Individuals can teach and learn from others who share common interests but may have different perspectives.
Chapter 6: We Know More Than We Can Say
Quote: It has been said that “students learn best when they are able to follow their passion.” They engage in content that interest them. They tend to recall and explain what they learned. Studies have shown that by connecting new learning to students’ interest, it is more likely to be learned.
Question: Tacit knowledge is acquired through personal experiences, and alternatively there’s the knowledge that we are taught. Is there knowledge that we are born with? Knowledge that is not taught nor acquired by experiences. If so, does this knowledge transfer?
Connection: Throughout the courses of this program we (the students) have each been presented with the same information. In regards to assignments, we each have taken a different approach on how to fulfill the requirements. As a result, we learn different things as we complete the assignment, but then share our learning with each other creating a corollary.
Epiphany: Continuous learning opens the door for additional learning. One result leads to another, and so on. Learning should not end with an answer. It should start with it, we should implement it, and it should push us towards more learning.
Quote: It has been said that “students learn best when they are able to follow their passion.” They engage in content that interest them. They tend to recall and explain what they learned. Studies have shown that by connecting new learning to students’ interest, it is more likely to be learned.
Question: Tacit knowledge is acquired through personal experiences, and alternatively there’s the knowledge that we are taught. Is there knowledge that we are born with? Knowledge that is not taught nor acquired by experiences. If so, does this knowledge transfer?
Connection: Throughout the courses of this program we (the students) have each been presented with the same information. In regards to assignments, we each have taken a different approach on how to fulfill the requirements. As a result, we learn different things as we complete the assignment, but then share our learning with each other creating a corollary.
Epiphany: Continuous learning opens the door for additional learning. One result leads to another, and so on. Learning should not end with an answer. It should start with it, we should implement it, and it should push us towards more learning.
References
Thomas, D., & Brown, J. (2011). A new culture of learning : Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. Lexington: CreateSpace?
Thomas, D., & Brown, J. (2011). A new culture of learning : Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. Lexington: CreateSpace?