In returning to my list of previous blogs there is this underlying theme of sharing knowledge and experiences to impart information from one person to another. As also mentioned in my previous blogs, the globalisation of the modern world will allow this free flow of information as a major tool for learning. There is potential that people can not only gather information but can gain online qualifications to enter the employment world. In my opinion his is both a scary thought but one that is filled with optimism and excitement. Knowledge will no longer be limited by monetary means but rather time and energy to access such resources. This is what I believe the future of online sharing and 'produsing' will result. For example, If I were a cricket coach analysing the biomechanics of fast bowling in cricket. My knowledge can be shared with other coaches from any nation in the world of cricket. I could share and display my findings to coaches in the West Indies, India, Pakistan, The UK, South Africa etc. On the flip side, by developing an online resource like a wiki page, these coaches could in turn display there research and innovative ideas. This sharing and imparting of knowledge allows coaches to further improve their understandings in their desired field.
Building on this idea, and as Keith mentioned in todays lecture, we all live in a 'cloud space'. At first I had no idea what he was going on about! But what this means is that the expert pedagogue will live in two worlds. One that is an online identity for e.g I have identities by sharing my profiles on facebook, twitter, archive, slideshare or blogger etc. the other world is the material and physical world where we eat and breath.
One subject that surprised me was Keith's support for wikipedia. Let's face it, most students have looked over this as a source to gain knowledge in a particular topic! But throughout my own education wikipedia was frowned upon by all my lecturers, tutors and teachers, to the point that if you were to source wikipedia in an assessment piece an automatic fail would be coming your way! Yet, as Keith discussed, wikipedia is viewed and edited by millions of people everyday. Some would regard this editing as 'unreliable and inaccurate' but in fact, wouldn't all this editing ensure its accuracy? This constant updating of information could in fact improve its validity as people accross the globe share their knowledge by editing its text.
Based on sharing of information I have shared a list of other ways inwhich to share images. Images quite often speak louder than words. so here are a few ways you too can share you experiences rather than write it in a blog:
Pininterest, Instagram, Flickr
Images quite often link to further viewing and so this is a great way in order to experiment with sharing information accross a greater range of audience!
So where does all these ideas fit into place? The overall point is that each and everyone one of us have experienced life differently and that our thoughts, knowledge and ideas have grown from these experiences. In sharing these experiences we will develop a sustainable resource of information for both ourselves and anyone else who spends the time and energy (rather than money! :)) to simply learn. Because in the end, gaining knowlede should be free!
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