Where am I… in the digital space?

Apparently I am a user of digital tools and social media, but there seem to be a focus on using them in my work or learning (both professional and personal). After watching the videos and attending todays webinar my view is that I like using digital tools, but that I am not so frequent in being a “resident” on social media. How is that? Is it because I am not a “digital native” or that I don’t have time to be there or is it because there are not that much to gain in contrast to the time spend to reside on social media? It could be all that or other things too. What is the purpose for me using social media? I think being connective to others must have a purpose. Maybe thats why I am more a resident in my work. Actually I would like to be more of a resident in my work. But I also think being present and connected – not always need to be being “on-line” – finding time to be in nature is also important. Are we losing something when being connected to things or others thru a divice make us loose connection to our self or nature? Are we becoming less empathic when things, social media or apps are mor important than spending time in nature or with family and friends – face to face without a screen in between us? Of course it is not that easy. ONL is a good way to reflect on important issues – don’t you agree?

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  1. Hello Thomas! Great to see yet another reflection of yours already. I completely agree with you that a purpose is good to have when connecting to others, also when using social media. For me, the purpose is to build a personal learning network (PLN) which will you might explore even more in the course and what open networked learning is much about. I purposefully connect with other educators and people who have something to say about teaching and learning on Twitter. What I gain from it are many thought provoking ideas, resources, tips, links and more. Hope to see you on Tuesday’s Tweetchat! Have a great weekend! /Jörg

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