We have in our PBL-group chosen to investigate how to become more active on social media and/or in online learning – to be more residential.
I have sent out on Twitter in the #ONL222 community and another # community about how to get started and become more active on social media – be more resident – about contributing to discussions, learning, etc. #residentONL
With that, I have also tried to be more active… so – I will see how that goes. Learning by doing – right!?
My experience from earlier being on Twitter is that it takes a lot of time to get response. If any… If you don’t have a schedule tweetchat. Then there is more action. And that’s my point… it takes time, maybe need to schedule and what do I get out of it? Well, it might vary.
It’s bothering me – that, all the time, I want to check if someone has answered. It is my curiosity… I need discipline – not to get stuck waiting for answers… Have you also found yourself just starring at the Tweetdeck? Like with other things that can distract you from being focused on your work, a task, etc. Set aside some time for it or just ignore it – what’s the point anyway if no one respond to you? Chose a “shallow time” to check and answer, etc. For med that is in the afternoon. But how does that work if you are connected with people around the world? Do all of the responses or discussions contribute to what my questions are, my purpose and my learning? But anyhow, I spend a lot of time reading if there would be something interesting there. If anyone reads this reflection – can you share your experience on how to become more “resident” on social media and/or on open learning platforms? #residentONL
Florentina Gartmann
October 31, 2022 — 10:46 pm
Hi Thomas,
Thank you for your thoughts and I also find the approach of “learning by doing” very interesting. I like to implement this in everyday life, in projects in the house & garden, but with such knowledge transfer topics I always have the feeling that I have to search for literature, because others are certainly much better versed in this area than I am, and besides, from my scientific background I am used to having to have a literature source for every little statement.
But slowly and surely I am also noticing that in OLN222 we are learning how versatile this topic of online and open learning is and that you should just try something out. There are so many possibilities and the digital world always demands new approaches… So keep up the good work and test out the new digital possibilities. But as you say yourself, don’t get too distracted by the technology and the comments. It would be a shame to waste time that you could be investing in interesting research or teaching.
Best wishes,
Florentina