Sunday, July 31, 2011

Connectivism

Learning has involved overtime for me. I have never been one to learn by reading the book and then the teacher teachers on the subject.  In this type of learning I often zone out because it is boring to me.  The way I learn now is by observing and watching what is around me.  I love to listen and watch the news for what is going on around the world.  I am a minister in training and I love studying the Bible and scriptures.  One of the sites that I used on my map was biblegateway.com.  This site offers many valuable tools which help a believer understand the Bible.  One area that I love about this site is the face that it has every translation of the bible.  When I study the word, I love reading the different translations to get a good revelation of what the scripture is talking about. My network has changed because I gain insight from people at work, church and conversations with friends.  I am always asking for their thoughts because it opens up dialogue and everyone has an opinion. 

The internet is my number one digital tool that I use.  I search the internet for hours when I am trying to find information on a topic.  I teach Sunday school and I research the internet to gain knowledge on a subject from different sources.  The different sources allow me to gain perspective from every possible angle.

Knowledge is powerful when it is used correctly.  I gain new knowledge by doing my research and asking family and friends about a particular subject.  You always can learn something from someone who has experience in an area you are learning something about.  For example, if I am trying to learn how to bake a cake; I would ask someone who is knowledgeable in this area. 

My personal learning supports connectivism in a major way.  The world is more than what we see on our streets and in our neighborhoods.  I learn so much from watching television about other countries and the way things are done.  I believe diversity is important when it comes to  learning.  There is more than one way to aspire our children to learn. 

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