Another day of thinking about thinking and my brain hurts! I had to get some wine and some chocolate to make me feel better.
There are too many little pieces to keep them all straight. So, I started to put is all into a google calendar. My hope is that if I have access to the task list from everywhere, that it might help me keep down the anxiety. We'll see how that works out.
So, the thought of the topic and the question still remains too big to think too much about. I wonder what it will look like at the end of this semester?
Too tired to think or write more tonight....
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
The Beginning
And so I begin my personal diary of my journey through the accelerated journey of getting a PhD in Adult Learning. I don't expect anyone to read this. But, the prof's suggested that we start a diary. So, being the tech-geek-wannabe, I thought that I would blog-it!
So, since it's the first day of the first residency, we need to start at the begining. The first thing to think about is:
What’s my problem?
Well, my problem (not my question) is about using new and emerging technologies in workplace education. I am also really interested in looking at how the brain works and how we can adapt technology to support how we take in information and construct knowledge.
What do you mean by workplace education?
I mean people working in industry (companies, private-sector) not in education.
Do you think that there may be differences in how different populations use technology?
There may be generational issues that I am not really aware of this moment. I’m going to try to keep an open mind and not bring generalizations to the project.
What about the global populations? Do different cultures use technology differently and learn differently?
Good point, I am not sure how this would impact on how people use technology for learning. I am sure that I am making assumptions about the availability of technology and the learners' ability to access and use technology. I'll have to keep that in mind.
So, here's a start at trying to articulate what I am about in this program...we shall see where I end up. I am taking a leap of faith and hoping that I end up in a better meta-physical place. The challenge is to construct new knowledge along the way.
So it begins...
So, since it's the first day of the first residency, we need to start at the begining. The first thing to think about is:
What’s my problem?
Well, my problem (not my question) is about using new and emerging technologies in workplace education. I am also really interested in looking at how the brain works and how we can adapt technology to support how we take in information and construct knowledge.
What do you mean by workplace education?
I mean people working in industry (companies, private-sector) not in education.
Do you think that there may be differences in how different populations use technology?
There may be generational issues that I am not really aware of this moment. I’m going to try to keep an open mind and not bring generalizations to the project.
What about the global populations? Do different cultures use technology differently and learn differently?
Good point, I am not sure how this would impact on how people use technology for learning. I am sure that I am making assumptions about the availability of technology and the learners' ability to access and use technology. I'll have to keep that in mind.
So, here's a start at trying to articulate what I am about in this program...we shall see where I end up. I am taking a leap of faith and hoping that I end up in a better meta-physical place. The challenge is to construct new knowledge along the way.
So it begins...
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