Well My
first learning reflection, I am feeling quite good I have made it this far and
gained some new understandings.
So first I
learnt how to create a blog using the tutorial on learn and blogger as well as
you tube clips, after creating he blog I struggled with the challenge of
writing posts as I kept clicking on ‘new blog’ instead of ‘new post’. But I have
now perfected this and feel I am doing this quite well.
Next came my
topic question, This took some grappling with to understand what the requirements
were, after looking at the other blogs and forum posts I established the
question and then adapted it a little, I feel I now understand the ‘change’ and
what this entails but I know I still have quite a bit to learn.
Researching
for items for the bibliography is something I have done before as was APA
referencing but I still refer to the libraries resource to check my references.
Writing
about my research topic I thought I knew what I was writing about but as I
started to write my thoughts were changing and things became clearer. (funny
how that happens) I was still a bit confused about what questions my research
would require and I think after doing the readings for the week they are
forming a list which will go into my plan for my research once I start typing
it up I feel the questions will be at the point of making sense to enable them
to be understood. (the task for the weekend)
Arena of
change, this put a lot into perspective for me. I had never really thought
about the fact that when one change is made it causes a ripple effect outwards
and although the change is being made in the context of say the classroom the
change travels along the ecosystem meaning changes across the school as well as
to other areas of the community, government and even companies are affected by
the change. I had to read the information about 5 times to understand it to
this point (so I hope I have understood it right!)
I have just
finished learning about the Characteristics of innovation, Concerns-based
acceptance Models and Technology acceptance models within the personal context
of the course. I found these very interesting but feel like I need to know more
to understand it better. The basic TAM
model looks like it is the one that fits with my topic as well as the CBAM. The
CBAM readings links quite well to the arena of change, these fit my topic so I
can definitely see the links forming between readings and activities. I wouldn’t
have seen the links if I hadn’t created my mindmap showing the ecological
changes for my topic.
I still have
a lot to learn. I still feel like I am overwhelmed with information but I am
glad that it is sinking in. Currently I feel like I have more learning to do in
relation to TAM’s and CBAM’s but it could also be the need to sleep on the
information I have recently reviewed and see how I feel about it in the
morning.
I find that
sleep is great, I have been waking up with a clear head and some clearer understanding
of what I have read.
And just
because I love the quotes throughout this part of the course I feel I have to
add them here.
Computers
aren't magic. Teachers are magic. They can get results with or without the
tool.
—Craig Barrett
New
ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done; 2) It probably can be
done, but it's not worth doing; 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!
—Arthur C. Clarke
I
begin with an idea and then it becomes something else
—Pablo Picasso
Technology
is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can
drive out knowledge.
—Daniel J. Boorstin
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