How has your network changed the way you learn?
Over the years as I have learned more about instructional technology, I have acquired new tools such as twitter and google scholar. In most instances I have learned about these and other tools through my fellow scholars more than my professors.
Which digital tools best facilitate learning for you?
I would say YouTube has helped me the most. I realize not everyone is expert, so I have check and recheck what these instructors have to say. I am usually safe though with people like Kahn's Academy.
How do you gain new knowledge when you have questions?
I start with a general google search. Then I start heading for YouTube, Google Scholar, and Miller Library databases (PhD peer reviewed journals).
In what ways does your personal learning network support or refute the central tenets of connectivism?
It supports connectivism totally. I have always had a tendency towards self-directedness. Sometimes though I get off the beaten track and learn about something totally unrelated. For instance, I start out researching about an actor in a movie on IMDB. I find out they were in some sort of historical movie. I then end up on the History Channel's or PBS's site finding out more about the person they portrayed and the events surrounding them.
Over the years as I have learned more about instructional technology, I have acquired new tools such as twitter and google scholar. In most instances I have learned about these and other tools through my fellow scholars more than my professors.
Which digital tools best facilitate learning for you?
I would say YouTube has helped me the most. I realize not everyone is expert, so I have check and recheck what these instructors have to say. I am usually safe though with people like Kahn's Academy.
How do you gain new knowledge when you have questions?
I start with a general google search. Then I start heading for YouTube, Google Scholar, and Miller Library databases (PhD peer reviewed journals).
In what ways does your personal learning network support or refute the central tenets of connectivism?
It supports connectivism totally. I have always had a tendency towards self-directedness. Sometimes though I get off the beaten track and learn about something totally unrelated. For instance, I start out researching about an actor in a movie on IMDB. I find out they were in some sort of historical movie. I then end up on the History Channel's or PBS's site finding out more about the person they portrayed and the events surrounding them.