So my first post was on March 3 and today is March18. Clearly I am not doing so well with regular blog updates. But I am also not giving up.
I told a friend of mine that she had to read my blog, which she did and then she asked a great question: "What is your blog about." I guess that would be a good thing to articulate. I am/will be blogging about my thoughts on and experiences with all things related to corporate training, with a special emphasis on eLearning/Web 2.0. To give some background, I am currently the Instructional Design and Technology Specialist (ridiculously long title I know) at a 1000-bed hospital in Texas. I am also in my second semester of graduate school. I am getting a masters of education in instructional technology. I have also recently, in the last 6 months or so, become immersed in the world of "Web 2.0" (or whatever you want to call it) and how that world can be used for learning. To say I am excited about the possibilities would be an understatement. I have quickly become a total geek about the subject, gathering as much information as I can get my hands on. But I also feel like I never have enough time to read or research (let alone practice) as much as I'd like to. Another thing is that I do not have peers or coworkers locally who are on the same page, which is why I am starting a blog. I want to become an active member of the online eLearning community. For now I figure I will be mostly a taker, but I would like to become a contributing member soon.
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woot! Share your geekiness & perhaps you'll find folks to converse with via Web 2.0, and btim blogging, twitter, etc. Conversation breeds new ideas so much easier than solo reading.
(did I mention your friend is a genius?)
Brendalynn,
You are quite right about my friend, she is a genius. I only wish I could be more like her. Also speaking of shared geekiness, what is your blog? When did you last update it? :O)
I wanted to post a correction. I do have peers and coworkers who are on the same page as far as training and development and who are equally on board with the forward-thinking/technology approach (Although I think I may be a bit more of an info-junkie than they are). I actually feel very fortunate in that. I guess what I meant is that they are on the SAME page. We all need someone to converse with you is a few pages ahead, which is of course where the online community comes in.
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