Week 5 Reflection "Microblogging & Building Your PLN"

Are you able to connect one or more items from your Feedly Reader to your learning?

As I may or may not have mentioned, I am taking multiple summer education courses. One class in particular is learning how to become a Master Student, and one of the topics we were discussing was creativity. There have been millions of studies researched on creativity and there are many tricks and cycles one can do to produce more creative content. But I found an article that doesn't say how YOU can become more creative, it's about inspiring creativity in others. Admittedly, this article is directed towards teachers enticing creativity in their students, but the lessons are still there.

Feedly helps me be more connected to by interests, and I intend to use it to boost my career opportunities and learning potential.


What was your experience like as you participated in learning from others in a personal learning network?

I thought it was very encouraging and rewarding, specifically on Twitter, where big entrepreneurs and experts are following ME! Simply because I posted and reposted about different learning tools and business topics of interest. I like the enormous access to various resources that social media platforms provide, and I especially like when it comes with reviews from people that I follow and trust. That makes the topics far more interesting.


What did you learn/notice in your exploration of Twitter? How will this tool be useful in your educational activities?

In my exploration of Twitter, I learned that it is not just about cats, food, and the latest celeb scandal. But actually, it is an information super-highway where businesses, experts, and the average joe can share and collaborate relevant information. There is one organization that I follow that I absolutely love and it's Edudemic (@Edudemic). They post up to date studies usually about the use of technology and its effects in the classroom and other forms of learning.

Twitter will be useful because it is an extremely easy website to navigate and almost everyone has an account, especially businesses and organizations. So many times their information doesn't make big headlines in the newspapers, so it is interesting to see their perspective on things and what they are doing on a daily basis.







What could Twitter or your PLN contribute to your work in building knowledge?

I plan on using my Twitter to curate content. As of right now, I want it to be specifically geared towards learning and education, and the different effects it has on adults in comparison to the effects it has on children. I want it to be like a reader where someone can stop and see the latest news in that general field.



Where will you add this tool to the PLE diagram you set up in Week 2?
I don't want Twitter in just one category. I want it in 3! I want my Twitter feed to connect with people and make a connection with others about learning and technology and what it can do for them as professionals. I also want to aggregate thousands of research studies and articles and blogs about technology and education and make them easily accessible to my followers. Finally, I want to collaborate with other users and create an online environment that gets everyone thinking critically about education. The one thing we never stop doing is learning, and I want to know more about it.


What are you learning about becoming a digital citizen or gaining digital literacy?

I am learning that digital literacy, or becoming a digital citizen isn't something I can do alone. It takes a whole community to build an online community in order to become a citizen. And to be an effective citizen in that community, I need to contribute to that society.