Module 5

Here is a link to my mindmap:
http://roadierider54.wikispaces.com/Module+5+-+Mind+Map

On the static-dynamic continuum I would still be on the static side of using technology. I am more comfortable with these types of technology such as emails, workshops, conferencing. However, since participating in the classes at Walden University and having to create wikispaces, blogs, and skype accounts I am more willing to use this type of technology. Also once I started using these other types of technologies I was amazed at how many of my friends already had these accounts which would increase my communication with them outside of the regular means. I do enjoy using my blog and wikis for posting assignments, reading other classmates thoughts, and then commenting. I am always amazed how much I learn from my classmates’ perspective on that single assignment. Not to say my assessment of the question was incorrect, but just the different thought processes of my fellow classmates in turn added to my knowledge – hence the asynchronous learning.

I can continue to move toward the dynamic side of technology for distance education by using my blog and wiki to continue to communication with classmates outside of the Walden classroom. I can also ask all my biology teacher colleagues to become a subscriber to my blog and/or wiki and when I have a question to ask pertaining to biology to please respond. I need to continue to read the webpages or blogs I have set up for RSS feeds which inform me when new information has been posted to that site. It just really comes down to me breaking free from my comfort zone, reading about new innovations, and continually trying something new.