Chapter 5 tells us all about tools for documenting and archiving learning, connecting and collaborating, for social networking, and extending learning in the classroom.
Tools for documenting and archiving learning is social bookmarking. This is an easy way to be efficient and categorize the content you want and need. These bookmarks can be shared by the people in your network of connected learners. This is for personal and social use. This can be used in business management because people can see what the manager is looking at and keep people's knowledge updated without telling them to do so.Tools for connected learning and collaborating are blogs, RSS readers,podcasts, microblogs, and wikis. Blogs are arranged in chronological order and provide a sense of ideas, experiences, and information from the writers. The readers can gain insightful information from these blogs. I think in the business field this might be useful to workers. Not everything comes directly from the top manager so it may be interesting what it would be like to use blogs in this atmosphere. Same goes for microblogs which allows you to share information quickly and efficiently. This is like twitter, short blurbs of information. Podcasts are audio content where people can listen instead of read. Wikis are web pages, such as google documents, that allows a group to work collaboratively by planning and coordinating projects. This could be helpful for business projects.
Tools for extending learning in the classroom are things such a videos for your online community and real-time updates. All of these tools require you to manage a reputation online. You leave a digital footprint wherever you go online. It is important to be professional at all times, share insights, and track yourself, meaning managing the way you are perceived online. If I am a business manager, I want to stay professional at all times and provide an online presence that is acceptable and positive.
Citation:
Nussbaum-Beach, Sheryl, and Lani Ritter. Hall. The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age. Solution Tree Press, 2012.
Hi Gina,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog! I agree with the fact that bookmarking makes things a lot easier when organizing content. I also agree with you when you said it's important to be professional at all times, keeping your image clean online is essential. In what ways will you filter your online image to keep it professional? Which online tools will you use in your future career?
Hey Gina,
ReplyDeleteTools for extending learning in the classroom like website portals to threads setup by teachers are a great idea. It can offer real-time updates to material that was gone over in class and teachers would be able to answer questions. An extension to online learning is definitely managing our digital footprint. What you do online will always be online no matter what you think so it is fine to share your insights and ideas about things but also stay professional about them. Thanks!
Hi Gina, reading through your blog post I'm finding plenty of useful information about tools for archiving, connecting, collaborating, etc. As you said at the end of your post, it is of utmost importance to manage your online presence if you are to appear as a professional business manager. In that case, how would you go about shaping your online image to be as professional as possible?
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