Building a community=Powerful learning
The building of a community through weblogs is exhilirating. It’s truly the best way to learn. We get to connect in so many ways. We connect over similar interests. We connect over links. We connect over agreements and disagreements and it’s great. It’s being transported to a much wider community than ever before possible but we’re learning with the additional help of another’s eyes and words. We get another’s viewpoint. We get pointed to additional sources and resources that we may never have encounted before. These learning experiences are re-defining how I learn. I love it. I want to pass this on to the kids. It is the writing and the learning, and yes, the blogging. We’ve got to figure out how to keep this focused on those elements for the kids. Where do we start? How do we get others on board? No small task but we can do it!
I’m learning with Radio Jim and Will right now. They are blogging the I-Law (Internet Law Program) conference in Boston. I find it fascinating. I get to go through my blogger friends. I’m delving into areas I would have hestitated to take on, on my own, in the past. It’s the voices, the mix, the back and forth, the view here, the view there. It’s also having those trusted voices in the mix, those voices you’ve come to know and respect. I’m really in awe of the powerful learning that can take place.
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