Learning From Those Around You=Learning Exponentially

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Here is a short Jing video I made which expresses my thoughts on learning, whether it be face-to-face, or online. Whether you meet your classmates online by Skype, WIZIQ chat, or actually in the classroom... MEET them! Interact with them, and learn from them. Project -centered learning, webquests, blogging, wikis, collaborative mindmaps, video creation, etc. (I could go on!):all of these allow the flow of information from one student to another.

The whole idea of learning from your own inner drive is what idealized education is. If you know that others are awaiting your contribution, you are more likely to pursue information that helps everyone produce quality work. The act of seeking information in itself leads the student around the internet in pursuit of more knowledge.

Learning from the facilitators: Students and facilitators alike add their comments and suggestions for the group's edification and knowledge sharing. I feel like the instructors are there to learn along with us.
Barbara

Engaged Learning is Powerful Learning

There are different ways to educate yourself, as I am finding out during my journey as a doctoral student. The most powerful way to be educated is to have the fortitude and the inner desire to investigate what it is possible to know. Why stop at "I have completed and submitted this assignment and I await my grade and feedback in order to continue following the syllabus"? It doesn't make sense to me anymore to limit my learning in this way.

As an adendum to this post, here is a link to an excellent video which tells you how to create a Blog on this site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY