My QQCE for chapters 4,5,6:
Quote: "The collective is, in the most basic sense, a group constantly playing with and reimagining its own identity (Thomas and Seely Brown, Location 703). This quote speaks to me because we are active participants in our learning communities and as we add and contribute our perspectives, we change and shift our goals and who we are as a collective identity.
Question: When did we move from private diaries to public blogs? What happened? Why did it all of a sudden become acceptable to publicize our private thoughts globally? Was it when we realized that being transparent learners actually benefits everyone?
Connection: As I read through chapters 4,5, and 6, it affirmed the power of belonging to a learning community, collaborating and being transparent learners. When we face a difficult situation in our profession, we are no longer left all alone to face it by ourselves. Fortunately, though twitter chats, google + communities, twitter and other public, or private, forums we can take advantage of the fact that we are all connected and have so much support from our colleagues to help us solve our challenges and get us through difficult times. We celebrate and share our successes together and we also solve our difficulties together. Just like it is no longer about what I know, but rather what WE know, it is also no longer MY problem, but OUR problem and we solve it together through our collective expertise. "In short, even if a problem is not your particular problem, you can learn by watching how it is worked out (Thomas and Seely Brown, Location 912).
Epiphany: The more I continue to read about this new culture of learning, the more I believe and understand the saying, "You shape your own reality." You help shape the learning communities in which you choose to participate and those learning communities also influence you, your thoughts, and your experiences. With just your mere presence, you help co-create any environment with which you choose to interact. Your thoughts, actions, beliefs determine in what direction you are headed.
Quote: "The collective is, in the most basic sense, a group constantly playing with and reimagining its own identity (Thomas and Seely Brown, Location 703). This quote speaks to me because we are active participants in our learning communities and as we add and contribute our perspectives, we change and shift our goals and who we are as a collective identity.
Question: When did we move from private diaries to public blogs? What happened? Why did it all of a sudden become acceptable to publicize our private thoughts globally? Was it when we realized that being transparent learners actually benefits everyone?
Connection: As I read through chapters 4,5, and 6, it affirmed the power of belonging to a learning community, collaborating and being transparent learners. When we face a difficult situation in our profession, we are no longer left all alone to face it by ourselves. Fortunately, though twitter chats, google + communities, twitter and other public, or private, forums we can take advantage of the fact that we are all connected and have so much support from our colleagues to help us solve our challenges and get us through difficult times. We celebrate and share our successes together and we also solve our difficulties together. Just like it is no longer about what I know, but rather what WE know, it is also no longer MY problem, but OUR problem and we solve it together through our collective expertise. "In short, even if a problem is not your particular problem, you can learn by watching how it is worked out (Thomas and Seely Brown, Location 912).
Epiphany: The more I continue to read about this new culture of learning, the more I believe and understand the saying, "You shape your own reality." You help shape the learning communities in which you choose to participate and those learning communities also influence you, your thoughts, and your experiences. With just your mere presence, you help co-create any environment with which you choose to interact. Your thoughts, actions, beliefs determine in what direction you are headed.