This blog is designed to track my progress through ITEC 830, Emerging Technologies at SF State University. I'm very excited to be taking this class, which is kind of strange for me because I don't consider myself very eager to use Web 2.0 tools in my personal life. I e-mail friends, that's about it. I'm slowly starting to Facebook.
However, for my ITEC 800 class semester, I did my final project on how informal learning can be used in workplace settings and encouraging user-generated content to help to solve problems. I discovered a real benefit of constructivist or connectivism when it comes to learning, especially solving problems in a workplace environment. For one reason or another this application of social learning really appealed to me. Perhaps that's why I'm an avid Linkedin user but rarely check Facebook or Twitter. I've just started subscribing to RSS feeds from my favorite E-Learning Bloggers on my customizable i Google page.
So perhaps I'm a late bloomer, especially for an ITEC student, but I'm starting to see the potential for social tools when it applies to individualizing learning. What an exciting prospect. I can't tell you how many boring lectures I've sat through just to learn one piece of information that actually applied to me. What if I could customize my learning to adapt to my needs?
These are a few of the thoughts I'm taking away from my first day of class but look forward to exploring many of these ideas in further in the weeks ahead. Oh yes, and nice to Ethan do such a great job on his opening day.
Friday, January 29, 2010
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