Lesson 6 Reflection - Marsollier

I am finished with my Network Learning Unit. It did not turn out what I expected it to be and I struggled with it. Hopefully it is enough to get me through. I can not believe the semester is almost over. Overall, this has been a great class and I learned more than I imagined that I would learn. There is a part of me that is wondering what have I missed. Part of me wishes I could take more classes with Chih.

Lesson 6 Reflection

The time span and learning of Lesson 6, Network Learning Development, coincided with the implementation of NL and collaboration technologies as part of my work. Specifically, I am working with 2 citywide teams and leading a 3rd team in which I am introducting online and network technologies to all 3. One team is a continuous improvement process team in which we are introducing an online continuous improvement process and technology, and online meeting and live online collaboration. We are actually using the continuous improvement process to 'improve' the digital collaboration and meeting tools. Very exciting.

Lesson 5: Presentation Preparation

We spent time this lesson preparing our training session, scheduled for November 5 . Significantly, we experienced a new level of synergy (connectivism) working in Google documents and Google presentations together, and exploring the robust functionality of Google Reader.
From a content perspective, Dennis focused on laying a foundation for technology integrated learning and the social networking/filtering capabilities inherent in Google Reader.
Betsy focused on the applicability and practicality of RSS feeds and Readers in the context of connectivist learning and professional development, as well as a stepped process to implement and integrate NLE in organizations.
Our presentation went very well. We are both pleasantly surprised and impressed just how effective, productive and fast we can be using network learning tools for collaboration; we experienced learning through connectivism. In delivering our presentation we experienced another aspect of connectivism in discussing RSS feeds, Google Reader and social networking with our participants and Dr. Tu. It was a great week as a team and as learneres.