At work some times I hear the following comments, they usually make me blush.<\/p>\n
How do you do it all? How to you know so much? You are so smart. I can always count on you to have an answer. I knew you would know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’d love to take credit for it all but the reality is I am connected to a greater mind. I am learning everyday reading blogs, checking out wikis and talking to my network. Some people refer to their network as their researchers or teachers, to me it is that and more. I learn, teach and think with this group. They help me stay focused, tell me of up coming events, check on my well being and even remind me to take time to rest and relax. They support, encourage, even prod and provoke me into learning and growing. They have helped stretch me as an educator and a person. They are invaluable to me.<\/p>\n
I connect to my network in various ways, Bloglines<\/a>, Skype<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, IM, Google Groups, Second Life,<\/a> among others. I have been trying to explain this network to friends, family and colleagues. Some give me glazed looks, others complain they would have no time to use it let alone establish one. This network did not happen overnight, it grew on me over time. My ability to work within this network has also improved and changed over time. It just didn’t happen. Yesterday Steve Dembo<\/a> at Techlearning wrote a piece called Goodnight Eduverse<\/a>, it pretty much sums of how I feel about the whole thing. It is an elegant description of the connectedness of the Eduverse and I think it may help to remove the glaze from some eyes around here. Thanks Steve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At work some times I hear the following comments, they usually make me blush. How do you do it all? How to you know so much? You are so smart. I can always count on you to have an answer. I knew you would know. I’d love to take credit for it all but the reality is I am connected to a greater mind. I am learning everyday reading blogs, checking out wikis and talking to my network. Some people…<\/p>\n