Connectivism – This is just the start of another exciting journey with blogging one part of it

Hi Jenny, http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/taking-things-forward/
Great to learn how you feel and think about blogging. You have already started practising that synthesising technique Keith has used, that was what you mentioned in the previous blog, and that is wonderful!  I will use that approach in the coming posts too!
Isn’t it amazing? We soon put such “hidden skills” into practice.  

I have always reminded myself, actual learning starts when you are out of school, when no boundary (assessment, accreditation, and limitations of your imagination) is imposed. Isn’t it what Einstein has done?  He developed the Theories of Relativity after graduation from universtiy.  I suppose he might have conceived those great concepts at a much earlier stage.  His research has explored Physics well beyond what Newton had found.  

Though we are not Einstein, are we adopting a similar approach to exploration and research in our field of interests? This time we are armed with technology such as Web 2.0 as an enabler and theory of learning – Connectivism .  And we could reach the connections and the world via internet and tools at our finger tips.  One more click and we are there, to any research or information site… the Google, the Reader and RSS, Yahoo, Delicious, etc. 

I recalled when I first graduated from University,  my impression was: here starts my learning journey, this time, really learning with others. And by blogging, one is a step closer to the Praxis:

Praxis, as a cyclical process of reflection, experimentatin, and action, allows the learner to critically evaluate the tools, processes, and elements of an ecology or network. (George, 2006)

Does blogging make you
(a) reflect more frequently?
(b) listen better?
(c) question more critically?
(d) experiment more frequently?
(e) understand better?
(f) apply new techniques?
(g) choose connections wisely?
(h) learn faster?
(i) learn more strategically? (i.e. with a vision in mind)
(j) feel better?

The above 10 questions are just the starting point.  Would you like to add more?

I will follow up with the 5 W’s and 1 H’s of my learning journey in the coming posts.