The last 72 hours had been fascinating. I have just been initiated into a connected world: Google+, Google-hangout, blog, twitter, wiki, and many more.
No, it is not another IT course. Its a course dedicated to medical education - Essentials for Clinical Teachers (National Healthcare Group, Singapore and Harvard Macy Institute, US).
For a not-so-connected and not-so-IT-savvy doctor, it is nothing short of an eye-opening experience.
Amidst the fun of embracing IT, a few important lessons shone through:
1. In the midst of connectivity, there is an even greater need to focus. To harness the benefits of connectedness (if there is such a word), focus, focus, focus.
2. Teachers must want to teach, learners must want to learn, then connectivity produces great fruits of shared knowledge and experience.
3. Teachers often learn more from sharing than passive learning. Connectivity blurs the line between teacher and learner. Other than putting into practice, it is sharing that is the exciting future of active learning.
Thanks, Neil, Tom and Liz.
LTH 26 OCT 2011
This is probably the best first blog post I have seen in a while. Hope you keep on blogging and sharing!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed reading your blog! I agree once you enter this world, there's no turning back. There is so much learning that cannot be accomplished within the traditional classroom walls. Tools like blogs, wikis, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ connect us to exciting learning opportunities. They are also places for us to give back to the world.
ReplyDeleteReading a wonderful book by Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli - Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education.
Thanks for sharing your experience!