tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post6215159958890352498..comments2023-11-03T06:03:50.388-07:00Comments on The Learning Circuits Blog: Using Twitter as a Professional Development Tooljayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16271633210993298646noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-54190361447686669042012-03-13T04:51:34.540-07:002012-03-13T04:51:34.540-07:00I'm a huge Twitter fan and find it invaluable ...I'm a huge Twitter fan and find it invaluable for my own learning and support in my job, and now use it as my go-to for information even ahead of Google. I'd like to revisit the original question: "What are the three artifacts that have shaped you most as a designer of creative learning solutions to complex problems?" Jeannette (2 'n's)invites reflection on the things beyond our usual surface area that have shaped our approaches, and I think the question is particularly relevant to those of us in L&D in general or in designing instruction in particular. Mine? Gawande's "Complications", Jerome's "Stone Work, and the first Pippi Longstocking book. To go beyond the 3 she asked for: Norman's "Design of Everyday Things", Orr's "Talking About Machines", Calvin & Hobbes, the movie "Being There", Kathy Sierra's old "Creating Passionate Users" blog, and Thinkertoys.Jane Bozarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179488095482056918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-73223623097697482152012-03-12T19:04:46.382-07:002012-03-12T19:04:46.382-07:00For me Twitter is a relationship building and rela...For me Twitter is a relationship building and relationship maintenance tool. I work as a freelancer which often limits the time (and sometimes the financial resources) required for attending conferences. Twitter gives me an opportunity to connect with learning professionals throughout the world from my desktop.Kelly John Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-25175031699469291662012-03-11T22:21:07.570-07:002012-03-11T22:21:07.570-07:00David,
I am so glad I stumbled upon your blog. A...David,<br /><br />I am so glad I stumbled upon your blog. As I was reading it, I was nodding my head in agreement, particularly as you described how social media had opened your eyes to a whole new world. Social media did the same for me and I believe that the power of collective knowledge sharing is the future of learning. Twitter is a great tool for this - in fact one of my favorites. I wrote a blog about how to use Twitter to build a PLN at http://careertipster.com/careerdev/how-to-use-twitter-to-build-a-pln/ if you care to read it. I would love to have you guest blog if you ever wish to share your thoughts on PLNs and their importance to professional development. <br /><br />I look forward to following your content in the Twitter world - I am adding you to my PLN. <br /><br />Take care!Robert Starks Jr.http://www.careertipster.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-64884356627060516072012-03-07T12:59:11.193-08:002012-03-07T12:59:11.193-08:00As you said Twitter is a great tool when you need ...As you said Twitter is a great tool when you need a professional advice. However it grows very fast and after a while becomes chaotic.Bartłomiej Polakowskihttp://www.e-learning.blog.plnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-65640490091684201682012-03-07T12:17:57.125-08:002012-03-07T12:17:57.125-08:00I am glad to know my social network has a name, PL...I am glad to know my social network has a name, PLN. When I first started I created all these accounts with Twitter, Wordpress, Facebook, Diggo, etc just to start connecting with people and I considered it networking. But after several months at it and reading the definition you posted I can see how it has become so much more than "networking." The connections you make really become a great source of information, an audience for brainstorming, and a collaborative network of professionals.Karla Kmetzhttp://www.karlakmetz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-57073777698175414772012-03-06T09:27:25.151-08:002012-03-06T09:27:25.151-08:00Twitter is especially important to my professional...Twitter is especially important to my professional development. After more than 30 years as a professor at SDSU, I retired. No more Bernie to press me on my habits. No more Bob to show me a new tool. No more students to ask me something that I can then go and check out. <br /><br />If I am to stay up to date, it won't happen because I go to work, at least not to work as I have defined it for many, many years.<br /><br />Enter twitter. That's where I encounter people, ideas, studies and trends that encourage me to look further. I am now checking out the blogs and Facebook pages of people I'd never heard of. It makes me nervous and happy, both.<br /><br />What better way to get beyond the complacency and habits I fear? <br /><br />Yes, twitter. It's the best I have found so far, yes, better even than conferences and magazines. How many sessions can I sit in at an event before my eyes glaze over? What about my tendencies to read in journals with which I am already comfortable?<br /><br />Twitter is good for me. Bet it would be for you too. And the price is perfect. It's free.Allison Rossetthttp://www.allisonrossett.comnoreply@blogger.com