I’ve been discovering my way through the Work Literacy Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals workshop, which is a six-week collaboration to experience new tools and their impact on personal and professional development. It is sponsored by Work Literacy and the eLearning Guild, and it is being delivered on the Ning social networking platform.
We’re halfway through the course, and I have to say it has been a fantastic learning journey! (It’s free, so join in!)
I was confident that the information would be worthwhile, but the level of participation by hundreds of devoted learning professionals has added unforeseen dimensions of enthusiasm. That passion from the learning community (skillfully focused and moderated by Michele Martin, Harold Jarche, and Tony Karrer) has made the “course” itself an excellent example of what these new Web 2.0 tools can offer to learning professionals and learning strategies.
This new blog exists as a direct result of the Work Literacy Ning. I will use it to record my own learning journeys. I hope you’ll join me.
I approached the idea of publishing on the Internet with trepidation, … but I’ve suddenly found it to be quite liberating. What did you experience the very first time you blogged?
Hi David–so glad to see you joining the ranks of learning professionals who blog!
I have to say that when I first started blogging, I had the same trepidation. There’s something about putting yourself out there for everyone to see and comment that is most definitely a little nerve-racking. But as I kept writing, I began to see how the process of writing and thinking about my profession every day really changed me. Like you’ve said, it’s really liberating and excited to be engaged in this way not only with your own thoughts, but with all of these other people who are exploring the same ideas that you are. It’s the sense of community that can really keep you going.
By: Michele Martin on October 17, 2008
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Congratulations on the new blog, David, from one of your Work Literacy classmates! I’m looking forward to seeing where you go with this.
By: Collin Kromke on October 17, 2008
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Thank you, Collin. I’m glad you’re along for the journey!
By: learningjourneys on October 17, 2008
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Hi, Michele! Thank you for your encouragement and for all the effort you have poured into Work Literacy and the WLNing. You’re right. It is exciting to be engaged in this way with the learning community!
By: learningjourneys on October 17, 2008
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