Journal #5

Journal #5: “Ten Ways to Learn In 2010” – (NETS-T #: 1 and 2)

Malamed, C. (2010). Ten ways to learn in 2010. The eLearning Coach; Tips, advice and reviews for online learning, 1, Retrieved from http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/10-ways-to-learn-in-2010/

Summary:
This article describes in detail the many ways that one can learn online with various types of tools. For instance, learning can be fostered online through; visual search engines. Here one can go on the website Spezify. On this site one can type in a word in the search engine, and then it will select content from a variety of sites (such as; YouTube, or a page from a blog) that will then display your results in a sort of collage design. Word clouds are used as a learning tool to help one write poems, studying another language, and they are also used for comparing two pages of information at one time. That said if one is searching for a website, and are given a number of websites, but is not sure what type of information will be on the site. One can use a word cloud as an index to find particular key words within an unknown website. One can also use word clouds as the foundation for writing a poem, for studying another language and for comparing two pages of information. One can also learn online by asking a question on Q&A websites such as; Amazon.com’s Askville, Yahoo Answers, GottaMentor, and Linkedln. That said, one can ask a question on these websites and then an expertise such as a professor will answer the question. Creating visual presentations online via Powerpoint and Prezi can also help one gain a new perspective on learning how to organize ideas and to present them in an engaging and innovative way. Another way that one can learn online is through the use of free lecture websites such as; UC Berkeley Webcasts, OpenLearn and Learning Space. This way one can expand their knowledge by viewing and listening to these lectures for free, and without having to go to go to a class. Documentaries that are available online are also a great way for one to learn through the internet. Websites such as; Get Docued and Free Online Documentaries are great sources for one to visually learn events that have happened in the past, and as well as those that are occurring in the future. Social media networking sites, such as Twitter, online debating websites can also help one learn online. Through these social media networking sites one can debate and/or share ideas about their educational philosophies.

Q1: Which of the following types of tools would you use to learn online?
A: I would use Spezify to expand my search engine results. This way instead of receiving articles, I can be given an array of results to choose from. I would also use Q&A websites. That said if I have a question that I cannot answer myself I can ask a professor, and thus he will give me an answer in return. In addition,

Q2: As a reader were you aware of all of the ways that you could learn online?
A: Not entirely, I have used Prezi and Powerpoint in the past to enhance my presentations. However, I did not know that one use social media networking sites, such as Twitter to share and collaborate with other in regards to education. I always thought that Twitter was just another networking site that everyone used to waste time (such as Facebook or Myspace). However, I find that Twitter has many benefits in teacher collaboration.