Monday 20 July 2015

Morning thoughts and reflections

We should always be fully visible online. True?
Is it true that when we are online, we need to always be fully visible always? Not neccessarily. We engage in different spaces for different purposes. In some spaces, we may lurk but it does not mean learning does not take place. We should be authentic online, but it doesn’t mean you have to always reveal your real identity.
Is the internet one space?
Online communities are disparate non-homogeneous communities. Different tools and services have different rules and engagement. We need to understand the affordances of each of these social tools and how we can leverage them for professional development. A tool can be both a service and an environment.
If you had no limitations, what's possible?
I really liked Linda's second slogan of "So what, Now what?" I think many times we let considerations and limitations prevent us from seeing possibilities. If we can operate from a place of seeing what can be done, instead of how difficult it is to get things done, alot more can happen. This applies in teaching, schools, work and life in general. 

2 comments:

  1. Yes, many times we tend to be skeptical about many things and also narrow-minded. We should be like what Linda shared in her video that we should explore all possibilities and not be limited by what is already there.

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  2. I also like the "so what, now what?" It does help us to think forward instead of thinking backward.

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