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Sometimes you just need to ‘Switch Off”

Sometimes you just need to ‘Switch Off”

This course has been intense in regards to reading. The core readings themselves unfortunately don’t make much sense due to my lack of  experience and background in technology. I have purchased many books and read whenever I can. I read at home, on the road at work and even in the bath. I use technology in multifarious ways to help retain information and key points. I read aloud, I use apps that read articles while on the move, I take screenshots of specific paragraphs which are then put in to folders. The link attached made me consider the amount of time I waste acknowledging notifications, e-mails, calls and office chat. In a world where I feel the need to be accessible to others I can become easily distracted. Over the last two weeks, I have switched off my computer or phone and locked myself in a room for a period of time where I am fully focused and my brain is ‘Switched on’.

One size does not fit all!

One size does not fit all!

 

Today, I tried to help Eli by sending my screenshots – I have so many. She was polite at telling me they were in NO WAY useful to her. It was a classic case of ‘what works for one may not work for another’.

Below is an image of the collection of screenshots that created spam in her inbox. Although Zamzam was a useful tool to pass on…..

 

We are all ‘technically’ naked

We are all ‘technically’ naked

 

After a very productive Skype group chat, I feel that the EDC17 course is beginning to reflect a real community: one of trust and honesty. The feeling from a number of participants on the course connects to my Visual artefact from Block 1 Cyber Cultures. In a space where our learning journey is made public, the exposure of identity makes us feel vulnerable and ‘technically’ naked.

 

 

Fisher Price Outcomes

Fisher Price Outcomes

Every once in a while I fall into a rhythm, one that feels close to progression rather than merely coasting the course. I shake off inertia by doing what I can, when I can. That is until I look through the other EDC17  blogs, the fear then starts to creep in, is my blog banal? Are my posts a ‘Fisher Price’ version compared to my peers? My understanding of a blog is to write in a manner that is colloquial. I must be strategic to ameliorate my blog posts…maybe even throw in a few impressive words here and there.

 

I’m a ‘sook’

I’m a ‘sook’

Over the past few weeks I have become a hermit when I am not working or catering to the needs of my household. My head is constantly stuck in a book. I am now referred to as a ‘sook’ amongst my peers. They laugh at the fact that I am only doing the one module of the Digital Education course and I have more books than them BUT I can’t help it. I feel like an addict!