Impacted Own Learning

When do you believe technology enhances learning, and when do you believe it does it not?

From those who gave permission for their answers to be published.

;-) I'd need a bigger space to really get into it. My high school education ended before computers were available to schools. I attended University as a mature student to study Information systems as it fascinates me and 20 years later I'm studying an online distance MSc Managing Technology. Huge impact which has enabled me to access higher learning.
..as a tool for thinking and engaging with depth and fluency. ...connecting with others, producing with ease.
100% asit provides me with tools to be egaged with others in my process.
24-7 world-wide; anytime, anywhere, anyone and everyone.
95% of all my learning is impacted by technology in some way and at some point.
A few years ago, I bought my first i-pad to use in my clinical practice as an OT working in schools. At first, it was like the 'terrible, horrible, no good, very bad' day and I wanted to throw it out the window. I persevered. Now, I have a handle on some very powerful apps which I can use across cultures, ages, learning needs. Now I play games (!) myself so have more of a clue about gamers. Now it is an essential part of my 'must-have' carry on, my back-up, and so empowering (no longer the massive frustration I feared I would never master.) I can learn so much more, so multi-dimensionally now. My skills as a user, and my skills as a life-long learner are key to my being a good enough educator. Hard not to want to turn on the non-converted world, hard not to want to see the haves and have-nots connected and learning from eachother.
A lot as I live in a small far town and thanks to technology I am abe to keep on learing
a lot it has broaden my horizons
Able to complete courses online, they also allow peer review and discussion to a much greater extent. For me it's about the flexibility, I don't have to be in a classroom at a set time.
Absolutely
Absolutely-- it has made attending conferences a waste of money when most readings and videos are already out there for free. Also, I have made a conscious decision to read opposing views of ideas I believe in.
Absolutely, there is something new every day to learn. I often think about teaching before I had technology and wonder how I even did survived. Not only to teach in the classroom, but also to prepare my materials, do research and learn. It enriches my life daily as a teacher.
Access to a multitude of things / information.
Access to amazing resources from teachers all over the world
Access to information and the ability to share are radically different with tech developments. Greatly improved.
Access to information, tools and opinions.
Access to information. Social media is bringing me excellence resources - I feel very connected to education movements.. I recently took an online course for teacher (Native Studies) -first university course in over 25 years....
access to more current ideas and from a wider source (global); learning to wade through and differentiate from the clutter
Access to online (free) classes through EdX and other sites; I got my masters in technology integration online; I watch/present via webinars; I take pay-for "classes" in a variety of topics; PLN through FB and Twitter; online conferences and other learning experiences--everything I could want to learn, I can find online.
Access to so many ideas at the tip of my fingers.
Accessibility
Actualizo permanentemente mi práctica docente y tengo contacto diario con colegas de todo el mundo.
All my students have a smartphone, I must to do they understand the power of phone
All of my learning activities are supported by technology. I use online and software based learning courses, or even old fashion audio books, all the time. I also use technology for my own note keeping, to help memorize and record learning activities, etc.
all of my technology expertise comes from online learning via my PLC, podcasts, webinars, blogs, and newsletters
allows me to squeeze in professional development while still being a mom, FT teacher
As a 62 year old tech person, using technology is the way that I keep up to date in my field.
As a communication tools
As a lover of learning, it has given me the power to be an independent learner and much more connected to family and friend due to my distance from the all.
As a teacher, I have felt like education technology was one of my biggest (and most exciting!) learning curves.
As a teacher, technology has made me turn my classes around
as an editor of Library Hi Tech News I learn much from reading submissions.
As I said I work in the domain, I am an earlier adopter of technology, so it is very importante for my learning and to keep in contact with colleagues.
Availability anywhere/anytime. Enough said.
By allowing me to connect with others easily and meaningfully.
by using OERs I stay more current
Can't imagine learning without it! Directed me to untold resources not available in an "old school" library search. Videos of exemplar teaching projects much more powerful that simply reading about them - although there continues to be a need to read deeper and more comprehensively about any topic of interest.
Changed my approach to learning as it can now happen in short bursts, in different locations, individually or group, face to face or online, instantaneously.
Changed my life
completely changed it since I began in 1992 and had an Apple 2E word processor
Completely changed my teaching. I use technology in so many different ways to keep kids connected and interested.
Completely transformed my learning, in both positive and negative ways; learning to identify and curb the negative, while enhancing and building on the constructive - that has been a big impact: learning healthy regulation of the power of technology, to keep a life-enhancing balance in play.
Connecting me to great educators and ideas.
Continuous professional development has always been part of my professional life. In 2012 I took a 10-week online course “Building Teaching Skills Through the Interactive Web” by the University of Oregon (E-Teacher Scholarship Program). This course was kind of an eye-opener to me. I got many new ideas and learnt new teaching techniques which I started using in my lessons after the course. In 2014 and 2015 I took 3 MOOCS on Coursera: “Shaping the Way We Teach English 1”, “Shaping the Way We Teach English 2”, “Web 2.0 Tools”. These courses gave me a better understanding of modern teaching techniques and how they can facilitate better students learning outcomes. In 2015 and 2016 I took 2 webinar courses “American English Webinar Course 1 and 2” by the US Department of State. I regularly attend various webinars by Macmillan and Oxford University Press as well. Since September 2015 I have been working in a computer lab with 10 desktops available for my students. We have been using the LMS Edmodo which helps me to provide blended learning and is good for flipping the classroom. Now I just can't imagine my own learning and professional development without technology.
Conveniences, interactivity, human connection
distance learning helped me work with colleagues around the globe and pursue graduate degree while working.
During my school years modern technology was not used in the classroom. During my teaching years,I have used the computer a lot to find out the new trends in ELT on the Internet and to create worksheets or tests for my students, show them pictures or videos in the classroom to help them understand and make the lesson easier to digest.
Each day I learn something through virtual resources making me a wholesome educator , this wouldn't be possible without technology
Easy answers to questions, I look up information when I watch television
Elearning
Enhanced it tremendously
Evaluation of sources and reliable research, questioning makes deeper understanding if given time to process .
Everything I know I know through my networks.
Everything, I grew up in the life of DOS, but have learned to love tech and learn as much as I can
Exponential growth in learning
faster learning. less stress off the road. anytime learning.
finding information on internet that I would never have found otherwise, being able to communicate with my high-school students by email. The fact that now, I don't always give them written assignments but also oral or videos that they record or film and send to me through internet!
Given me a degree. Made me know the world a whole lot better, in conversations with people all over the world who share interests but also create interests. Made it hard to select information of vale.
Given me avenues I would not have had to explore and learn
Given students more voice and choice
got connected to huge resource
Great for record keeping and communication. Bothered by cell phones and over reliance on tech just for the sake of tech
great with Online Teacher Learning Communities
greatly
Helped a lot. Given access to global educationalists specialists and webinars. Provided variety of apps to use for teaching delivery and student learning
Higher education would've been impossible without online class options.
How can technology NOT impact learning..it is in most all learning
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Hugely! Have delivered virtually for close to a decade and prompted one of the largest Blended Learning projects in K-12 schools within the US.
Hugely. As a consultant I'm always needing to understand new technology areas. I can get info from the Internet to learn the basics, then use my online network to create a context.
Hugely. I can learn online, read and listen to people from all over the world. I can learn at my own pace. Global connections have made a huge difference.
I am a learner! I discovered this about myself about the same time I became connected to the Internet. (long after my formal schooling had ended) I constantly question and wonder, and thanks to technology and the Internet, I can curate and search for answers, make connections, and learn and grow every single day.
I am a professional online learner always seeking new opportunities to learn independently without cost online. I am a professional ementor for Toastmasters in Online Clubs, technology is driving my own learning to enhance the process.
I am able to learn anywhere, anytime. This is very empowering.
I am blessed to be doing my Masters in Learning and Technology online as it is the only opportunity I have to do it.
I am constantly finding and using LOTS of resources to showcase possibilities for new models of schooling
I am constantly on the run for apps best suited to our learners needs.
I am now a learning revolution candidate
I am teaching technology 45 years, all of my life.
I am working on online projects with other schools around the world and I often use certain websites such as "quill" for extra practice for students. Sometimes I use websites to design materials such as crosswords or "hot potatoes" to design quizzes.
I apply technology to improve and speed the process of collecting data. I use Word, Excel, and the process of programming as a tool to think through complex issues and to present the results.
I appreciate the ability to watch archived webinars from anywhere at any time
I can feel free to create and inspire and teach others how to use technology in school.
I can google or YouTube anything I want to learn about. I love it! Also the huge resource in my Skype of groups on all sorts of topics gives me powerful information on just about anything. I can send a question to all the Groups and thousands of people and get answers. Lots of answers. and pretty quickly.
I can lean whatever I want, whenever I want. That's powerful.
I can learn anywhere I go, by many means!
I can learn whatever I want whenever I want.
I can spend more time thinking and less time memorizing. I can gather a variety of perspectives, different from my little silo in Vermont.
I certainly read a lot more because of the availability of blogs and articles online, shared by others on Twitter.
I continue to learn new things every day and using technology has increased the number of things I can learn exponentially.
I created a class about using mobile apps and love teaching it. I love apps that save me time but get frustrated when they don't work or take longer than just doing it by hand
I currently live in a rural area, so technology plays a very important role.
I did my Graduate Diploma online
I do so many things virtually that my world has magnified exponentially. The fat that I can attend conferences without getting on a plane and have meaningful dialogues with colleagues at a distance on a regular basis really changes the game. I am able to do so much more .
I feel like I get PD every day from my online community.
I feel more confident and effective teaching learning can take place in my class.
I find it easier to continue my own learning and find information, stories, tools etc that enhance my teaching. It also has enhanced the idea that we all need to become life-long learners and model that for students. I often experiment with students and tell them it is an experiment. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but we need to demonstrate our own learning to students.
I followed over 50 MOOC and a Bachelor of Art online
I grew up without much technology and when I had access to it it changed everything. I could collaborate globally. What a thing! To share and enlarge my teaching strategies with educators around the world. Connections have made the difference.
I had my Master degree online!
I have access to all the answers.
I have access to online courses conducted by various universities worldwide
i have access to the sum total of human knowledge
I have access to unlimited resources online
I have become more enlightened about personalized blended learning techniques and the value of assistive technology.
I have been a complete dependent on technology since I started using it for my learners.
I have been able to continue learning while living in very remot areas, connect with people in other parts of the world.
I have been able to take classes online that I otherwise would not have been able to make in person due to scheduling. Online classes have introduced me to new areas of study, new people and new opportunities.
I have been able to take online classes with international peers, show real time pertinent material to my students and keep better in touch with the science updates
I have been teaching at University level for over 35 years, the last 5 I have been using a Hybrid approach with online and face to face.
I have completed both my masters and doctoral degrees online
I have created an online teacher training course, and been an instructional guide for adult online learners. I also took online classes when I was in college.
"I have gone from being a teacher to now, the technology coordinator at two schools as well as teaching a Digital Media class. I'd say that technology has definitely impacted my learning!
I have had to travel from classroom to classroom over the past few years, so it has forced me to become as "light" with my materials as possible. Because of this, it has been a driving factor in my classroom!
I have learned to feel confident in trying any technology, to feel comfortable in messing around with a new technology and decide for myself if the tool is powerful or not. I am not afraid to jump in with students and learn together, I don't have to know it all.
I have leart a lot through iEARN
I have taken classes on Udemy, and they are really good. I read stuff on my smartphone all the time. I get a lot of more information than before. Being connected to the internet 24/7 also makes me restless and may give me a shorter attention span.
I have the ability to learn ANYTHING I want, when I want!
I have used Twitter and Google+ to build my PLN and continue to learn and grow as an educator. Even the basics of using ebooks and an online classroom have helped me learn in ways that hadn't been possible a little over a decade ago.
I hosted some projects, I have to learn and teach teachers and students who joined my projects to make good use of technology. It pushed me to find the better way for long distance collaboration.
I learn across many different platforms, but part of the process has been identifying and acknowledging how I learn different things best--when I need to have a paper to mark up vs. when I can read/listen to get the information I need.
I learn almost entirely using on-line courses and You Tube! (Besides reading on my Kindle)
"I learn by doing, exploring... and technology just lets me reach further, interact with others in real time, more so than just through the written word. I can read an article, interact to social media or see a video online, but if I can engage with others about the content it makes it so much more meaningful.
In reflecting... it's a much more social endeavour."
I learned in less time at lower cost, beter quality by only top schools, be careful . Technology by second class schools mean nothing. In fact it is harmfull .
I like textual instruction; however, I teach verbally and by practicing step by step. Creating online learning environments with games, instructional videos, digital flashcards and auto-scheduling have all been a process of hit and miss.
I like to learn online with videos and tasks now more than ever before. We just had 5 straight snow days, but I could still take meetings and collaborate with people even though I didn't leave my house for a week.
I live in a very rural part of what is to e, a foreign country. When I arrived I changed tack. I was a teacher of business but became a teacher of English. I could not have done that (so effectively) without the wonderful people and resources that were just beginning to come onstream online. I have been exposed to many more high quality thinkers such as Alan November, Silvia Tolisano, Julie Lindsay and Angela Meiers and my professional understanding has shot up in the last 15 years in an explosive way compared to my previous 20 years of teaching experience.
I love being in a constant mode of learning. I have everything I need to learn at my fingertips-literally
I love using technology, and enjoy finding new ways to apply tech to learning situations.
I picked up studying again
I rarely read text in print anymore. Tech has become ubiquitous in my learning, but NOT in the learning of my kids.
I realized we are all connected by a web of relationships
I retired as a classroom teacher after 33 years in the classroom. I was hired by a University and have worked as an instructional Technology Coordinator for the last 10 years. The first two and a half years in my position required that I learn as much as possible in a short amount of time. I read everything I could get my hands on. I explored every application I read about and taught myself shortcuts, commonalities among tools and features, drew conclusions and experimented and innovated. With my classroom background, I was consistently linking my findings to classroom practice. When I began offering training for the students enrolled in the teacher preparation program, my expertise was sometimes clouded by the realization that the students were lagging behind in there use of instructional technology and technology in general. I had failed to reconfigure my thining to understand the needs of the population. I had to move at a slower pace - adjust and adjust , tease and challenge the students. It was a great combination of good teaching, understanding the needs of the learner and selecting the appropriate technology. It was a brave new world and technology while once on the horizon was at our front door and few were opening the door. As an educator, I had to reconfirm how I approached technology and teaching. Technology is exciting. It has changed the landscape of the classroom. I am fortunate to have the job of introducing the next generation of teachers to a tool that will envigoate their studentts in ways I wish I had access to when I was in the public school classroom,
I search for articles, read what peers have said, watched students reactions to using technology
I started out developing a semi-digital class in 1999 when I first started teaching and technology has always been a driving force behind my practice, particularly in the way it has enabled me to connect with other learners from across the globe. This has helped me to challenge my practice and my thinking on so many different levels. I also kept studying through distance learning and am now working on my Doctor of Education through the University of Otago, so it still has a big impact. I use Twitter for some of the most amazing professional learning.
I take a lot of MOOCs to enhance my knowledge
I teach online.
I think and present more visually.
I use it all the time, don't you? I rarely read articles in paper form.
I use it all the time, teach it, and try to implement it where appropriate
I use it when needed to explain the topic with reference to examples from daily life.
I use many time the computer i mean the internet, that permitted to follow many courses online and getting many certificates that enrich my career of leader. I have many friends through the social network, like facebook with them i share many things! I could not live without the technology. It has many benefits. Thank to the technology i applied for the International Programs abroad for the issue of youth leadership. It permitted me to ahev many to build a strong networt with the organizations through the world.
I use social media for resources to news, published articles, opinion columns, it also becomes a real time action research platform
I used to teach American Literature...now I am design virtual escape rooms for literature.
I was able to learn, practice, teach and use English in 3 weeks. After that I was able to communicate, read, discover a new world using the internet.
I would not say that I could not learn without technology, but the way it builds community, opens up the possibility for accessing a wider variety of experiences and resources, and allows me to maintain a broad set of resources that are easily accessible from my own professional work and from others greatly improves the opportunities I have to build and maintain my professional contacts and knowledge
I'm taking more online classes
I'm trying to integrate it well since 2008 but i have to work hard.
I've make connections all over the world that have created a network of professionals to whom I can turn for advice, encouragement, and the development of new ideas. Currently, I am working on my doctorate in Instructional Technology. In doing so, I have been able to partner with several technology companies to help design pedagogically sound technology tools for education that move into the 0-1 space.
If has offered me real-time learning, it offers me a plethora of learning and teaching tools that assists me with teaching students and it brings the world to their fingertips. My technology skills have been greatly enhanced. It has provided me with a fabulous network of people with an array of skills and advice. Some who have become close acquaintances or working colleagues via our interaction over the Twitter. Twitter has allowed me to share great resources with my followers to enhance their learning or resources. I could go on, but the list would never end.
If I can encourage discovery and engagement I'm in
Immensely. Technology is about making things convenient. Classes, studies, multiple perspectives, its all available with a few key strokes. Its also overflowing with clutter. Thousands of materials covering the same things. Taking the time to find good material can be tougher than actually learning it.
In addition to attending conferences in person, I have been able to participate and present via webinar on numerous occasions over the past few years.
Info. is readily available
Inmensely. It has given me the chance of having more engaged students than never before.
Instant feedback on understanding (at least the beginnings of understanding) is possible for my students and me facilitating just in time teaching. I also help students start blogging and seeming them create something they care about and that reflects their passions is fantastic
iPad's, computers and smart phone has impacted my access to information. Bringing a World Wide Web to anyone who chooses to access it. From on line learning schools to YouTube tutorials and Ted Talks my life has been enriched by open sourced learning.
IPADS changed my therapy, motivates kids
It allows me access to professional development via the web that I would not otherwise be able to attend. Some of the new tools allow me to manage information and collaboration - google drive
It allows me to find answers to my wondering
It allows me to learn on my own time - when it's convenient for me
It changed my whole world of teaching and learning. My students' too.
It changed my world.
It did not at all. I was educated in the Soviet Union in 1960's and at that time we were "old school" - not even calculators. All information went from a teacher to a student directly.
It empowered me to confidently use it for my own personal and professional development.
It enables me to earn a degree from a University in another city.
It enhances my academic, career, professional, extra curricular and my life. It gives me self confidence, moral support.
It has allowed for more opportunities to learn in different ways.
It has allowed me to keep up to date living all over the world.
It has allowed me to learn so much at a fast pace. It used to be that I was hesitant to learn something new for fear of making a mistake. But technology allows you to create even if you make a mistake, there is always a way to fix or re-create your work and always learn something new. Of course, as an adult I try to pick and choose carefully what I use and how I use it. It is teaching others that worries me when it comes to sharing what I learn.
It has brought big change in my learning and in teaching. I can say its transformation of thinking process. I believe it connect you globally. when I joined my teaching carrier 11 years back I was rigid and traditional language teacher. But with the use of technology, my methodology also changed. It added up many achievements to my professional carrier. Today I am not only language teacher but a high tech language teacher, I am media manager of my school,I am iEARN coordinator of my school, I am one of facilitator of IEARN project 'Learning circle-Places and Perspective, I am admin of school facebook. What else? Learning is going on and blooming day by day through technology.
It has changed my life to digital and I have learned more and more.
It has enabled and enhanced my lifelong learning journey. It has provided access to a rich array of tools that allow me to expand my mind in any myriad of ways. In addition I am connected to resources that boggle and stimulate my mind. I live in an age where technology allows any self directed learner to pursue any path he or she wishes.
It has expanded my ability to think and project interactively with people, and has allowed me as a former educatior to pass it on to my students.
It has expanded my area of knowledge and skills. I can take personal development and professional development courses through technology .This keeps me current, updated and creative.
It has fundamentally changed how I approach learning and what resources I have access to!
It has given me easy options to connect with educators worldwide.
It has given me the opportunity to connect to the world. Technology has transformed my ability to be a global citizen through communication tools. Technology is a free tool to access networks of people that cross social status and cliques. I can email a thought leader, academic, CEO etc. and in many ways, illicit their attention, create dialogue, and become visible on their radar. This transference of social ranks through social media and communication technology levels the playing field in some ways.
It has had a huge impact on my own learning. A supportive professional learning network that technology allowed me to develop, has opened up new tools, ideas, projects and challenges that I would not have thought possible. It has opened up my classroom doors and allowed me to learn with the world.
It has helped me to build a worldwide network of people, communities and resources.
It has improved my desire to learn because of the accessibility of information.
It has improved my learning. Access to ebooks and audio books have enabled me to take out snatches of learning time in busy shedules.
It has increased how, when and where I learn new skills. It also has caused me to repurpose some skills.
It has increased my capacity to engage students outside the classroom and to network with other educators worldwide.
it has increased my PLN
It has made it easier, more convenient.
It has made knowledge easily accessible and attainable 1000-fold.
It has made me learn anything, anywhere and anytime from anybody. it made me aware of the fact that we (can) learn (more) outside of school walls. Learning is not necessarily bound to schooling and shouldn't be.
It has made my teaching and learning richer. I find that I am drawing from a wider variety of sources to develop a wider variety of learning experiences.
It has made my teaching more sophisticated and eye-popping presentations for my students to sustain their interest to the science lessons that I'm teaching them.
It has made researching MUCH faster and accessible.
It has not done so very much so far.
it has placed learning on high speed, fast forward
It has profoundly changed my workflow, who I learn with and how I learn. Everything is digital now - I have abandoned paper completely. As a doctoral researcher I am able to connect, communicate, research, collect data, analyse, synthesise and create output in pure digital formats.
It has provided access to resources that I otherwise would not have encountered or experienced.
It has provided me access to far more information faster than ever before.
It has provided me with much the same access that we offer students.
It has served as a catalyst, making it faster, easier, convenient, customizable, ...
It helped me to get an advanced degree which may not have been possible without the current technology.
It impacted and still impacts my teaching methods. I'm still trying to use Technology for the best (for my students)
It is all that I use. I am globally connected every day.
It is what I do!
It lets me interact with like-minded people, as well as makes me able to learn from people with other opinions. Technology makes me able to learn anything I want.
It made learning a pleasant and longer lasting event.
it made my life easier and handy; for example i can use one device to access almost all kinds of information and work with no limits to space or time.
It needs me stay abreast of the new things that are going on around me.
It really does...over the last 4 years I've participated dozen of MOOCs which was possible only because of technology.
It really impact and most of the time I will relay on technology to learn new things.
It taught me to think of students and teachers in a technological environment
It's been my job for 10 years, so in nearly every facet of my professional life. In my personal life, I am currently participating in an online meditation challenge and I use Duolingo and Calm, both which send push notifications on a daily basis - I find those helpful.
It's enabled me to access more ideas instantly, and it's aided me on keeping track of what I've discovered more effectively.
It's hard to avoid so, yes. I rely on the internet for resources when lesson planning background information and prior knowledge for fiction, and for making connections between time, history, and the fictional text.
It's has allowed for cont. ed. when I can rarely get away from my office. The online learning opportunities that technology allows for makes my learning possible while maintaining open service hours in my work.
It's like asking how does sight impact my learning. I don't know where to begin. Horizons, I think.
Just that it is so accessible now to everyone
Keeps me young at heart and excited about these young students being excited about learning
Learning has no boundaries, no borders, and no barriers exist with technology. It is with great enthusiasm, as an educator, that I can talk to people with almost no language barrier due to tech like Google Translate, I can meet people across the world with Skype or chat with a colleague in Australia via wearing technology like my Google Glass. I can talk with my fingers through the amazing assistive/ and adaptive technologies of the iPad and tablets. Technologies that would have kept me house bound in the past have give me freedom to travel internationally with excitement to meet people that I have only texted with or used a social media like Facebook or Twitter. I have explored many roads and untraveled to roadside places with a person that I had never met before, all because of Google Plus technology. The only limits we put on technology will be the words we use to try to contain it; technology cannot be constrained. It is with great respect to be living in the digital age, those before us didn't have a choice or this privilege. I hope to leave my digital footprint as a respected educator, and mentor to my students, colleagues and my family.
Learning is happening everywhere at any time I prefer. So its flexible and adaptable because I can go back on things I have not understood or follow links to further follow what interests me.
Made it easier to find information without assistance and from any location!
Made learning more accessible though not necessarily easier. Now I have more ways to learn, more possibilities at my finger tips, and a sense of excitement adn adventure as I explore ways and means to take control of my learning.
Made my life easier (grading) and more fun!
Me ha dado velocidad, las fuentes de información más actualizada e innovadora; expansión, efectividad, mayor desempeño académico y de aprendizaje. Es decir, ha ampliado el espectro de mis competencias y habilidades en la producción de textos académicos y en la producción de mis materiales de enseñanza para beneplácito de mis alumnos.
Misusing technology made a refugee! But I am a survivor because of the technology and online learning
Modifying my own professional update patterns
more opportunities to learn & collaborate because of technology like screen sharing, VoIP, etc
Much nowadays alerts from social media too whatsapp etc., sharing knowledge easily
My learning is now exponential. I watch youtube, TED, listen to podcasts, read and listen kindle, participate in social media with educators. I has truly allowed me to learn as much I want, as often as I want, wherever I want and whatever topic.
My Masters classes are technology based. I've been exposed to a variety of technology sites during my three year cohort.
My PLN has enabled me to try new things and learn and be inspired by people that I would never have been able to contact previously. Sharing what I have learnt in the classroom makes me look like the expert but I am still learning.
My use of technology specific to learning has always been to get through it as quickly as possible. Its logic and creative limits has always been frustrating, and usually it is part of a wider course of study materials. Technology/internet has unfortunately become intrinsically something we get through as fast as possible. It is a requirement not a choice.
My whole job centers around technology. We are a 1 to 1 school and I am the go to person for the iPads. I have learned so much about how to keep them working for our students. I personally use technology all day to do my job as well. I learn through technology as well...webinars, online classes, etc.
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New ways of presenting my subject matter to beginner teachers
Not to be pedantic, but unless I am physically hit by my laptop during an online course, technology has not "impacted" my learning. The impact that technology has had upon my learning is that I am not restricted in time or place in my learning. I truly appreciate the ability to take online courses. That said, some are garbage and I hate that they diminish the value of good courses to the point that many employers now do not consider online course, even from reputable universities, as reliable valuable coursework.
on-line courses allowed me to take classes I would not have taken otherwise (through a university)
Online classes, by far, are the best way for a professional to continue an education/certification.
Online courses helped me greatly
Online learning has made lifelong learning possible for me. One has to learn how to do it, but once experienced at it, it works well.
Opened up the world as a two-way interaction
Other than feeling overwhelmed at how fast it moves? I have learned many things I would never had access to without the Net.
Quick access to answers, so one can then move on to the next issue
Quick, easy access to more information, including global information.
Requires me to focus on my end product, developing a vision of what I want to achieve.
Research is now more electronic - must have access to reliable information - which requires good critical thinking and analysing skills so don't get drowned in information overload and can discern what is academically reliable information vs dross available online. But also my organisation is very small and not publicly funded - so providing access to reliable academic information is very costly and sometimes feel like we are held to ransom by journal and database vendors to access good information.
research on the internet
Right now it is a very helpful tool to get the things I want to learn and mostly to be part of learning communities
see above
Since obtaining a master's in instructional technology, I use technology almost 24/7
Slowly over the years. I consider myself to be a novice but I get excited when children (and their teacher educators) understand that Technology is yet another tool to assist them in the process of learning about themselves, for themselves and by themselves.
So much, I am able to teach to students from all Latin America.
Stretched and helped me build growing comfort with PLN interface; increased efficiencies; changed my agenda with students.
teaching, learning, developing
Technology allows me to learn on the go.
Technology enabled me to connect with teachers around the world. I discovered online tools thanks to them.
Technology has allowed me to connect with people I never thought I'd be able to connect with and be inspired by people all over the world.
Technology has been a tool to advance my own learning in every interest I have, whether that is around education or my personal interests. Having the internet and technology apps at my fingertips enrich my life and allow my own creativity to run wild.
Technology has changed since I was in HS and everything I have learned has been part of my learning - including CAD, social media, databases, etc..
Technology has completely changed the way I learn. It has given me the opportunity to be a lifelong learner and recently given me the opportunity to earn another second masters degree in a completely online environment. It has also taught me about my learning preferences.
"Technology has enable me to learn at my own pace by being able to do my degree online. I never thought I could achieve an undergrad degree because the pace and style of learning done in Universities did not suit my learning style. However I exceeded all expectations by being able to access my information, supervisors, online resources etc...being able to pause if I didn't understand something or to follow through on the spot rather than waiting until the lecture is over.
I also learn with technology regularly smart phones, tablets, computers, different software, platforms and so on."
Technology has enabled me attend international courses offered following a flexible timetable and international discussion forums. In Africa, we tend to look at our countries as really poor and therefore think they must have very different challenges. I have learned that the world is small and the more information we share during these learning sessions, the more we discover that we live similar lives, just at different stages of development. But somethings remain the same. So why reinvent the wheel instead of learning from those ahead on the scale.
Technology has enabled me to develop and amazing global network. I understand so much more about cultures, languages, history, geography, current affairs as I have direct contact with so many people from so many different countries. I see what they look like over a webcamera, hear the different accents, understand cultural misunderstandings, feel what it might be like to live in their country. It has given increased confidence in approaching people of all nationalities whether they speak my language or not. If I need to know something, I can learn it now through mobile apps like skype, ghangouts, viber, whatsapp, wechat, groupme and many more.
Technology has enabled me to find answers to questions, communicate and interact with individuals from around the globe and participate in online learning. I think it has significantly increased my learning opportunities and options.
Technology has helped make presentations more interactive for both students and educators. Online classes can now also serve as a convenient medium which can be viewed anywhere. I have taken classes online where students enter a video room from home to watch the professor as he/she speaks, all the while being able to type into a chat room and ask question or respond to a topic. Some students would join this classroom from the comfort of their rooms, whereas others would join from their phones as they walked around campus.
Technology has helped me learn from others around the world. Access to different perspectives through technology has helped e to thrive personally and professionally.
Technology has helped me realize that I am more of an auditory learner. Being able to listen to audio books, videos, podcasts, etc. has opened so many doors for me. I wish I had access to these resources when I was in school.
Technology has helped my learning by increasing the speed at which I learn. Information is at the fingertips by either research, pln's, or experts in the field.
Technology has impacted my learning by providing instant access to opportunities to fill in my educational gaps and passion for continuous life-long learning.
Technology has impacted my learning in research and global connection
Technology has impacted my learning through both immediate access to thousands of answers, and through learning how to sift through those answers.
Technology has impacted my own learning by allowing me to easily access courses, reading materials, and improve my PLN. I am able to give my students more information and resources for their learning.
Technology has increased my access to information in depth and in breadth. I enjoy using spaced repetition techniques with online tools, especially when learning a new language.
Technology has made me grow as a 21st Century teacher. I am required to think outside the box and outside my comfort zone. It has made me excited about helping students learn as much as students become excited to learn. Technology has made learning so tangible; it brings the world to our fingertips.
Technology has opened a world of topics and opportunities for Lifelong Learning and Development.
Technology has opened up my world. I think we are so, so incubated in education, but technology prevents us from needing to be. Right now, though, it's a choice...
Technology has permitted me to grow my personal learning network to include educators from around the world. It has also given me an outlet to better myself through online professional development and webinars. Technology has also given me a tool to learn various ways to differentiate lessons for my students.
Technology has provided greater access for me to learn about other educators and also to extend my classroom to a wider audience.
Technology has provided me access to many opportunities where I can share with the public.
Technology helped me a lt to be more creative,fast and vast knowledge creation and sharing.It enhanced my knowledge.I could get any information at my finger tip within a second.
Technology helps me solve every day problems. Problems like how to connect to other educators to collaborate - solved by technology like Skype or Google Hangouts. Problems like how to create/deliver/manage asynchronous instruction - solved by technology like Canvas or Schoology. Problems like how to get information to help me understand how the brain works - solved by great resources I can view on YouTube.
Technology is very smoothly used in my life everyday. It is just a part of my life. Whenever I need to learn something I consider the probable technological resources available. I use digital devices and internet connections everyday.
Technology makes clear that digital resources will not replace analog; I am always looking for the perfect scenario that blends digital and analog for the best outcomes.
Technology provides me the opportunity to study online. I live 50 miles from the university. My work schedule might cause me to be tardy to class or in some instances altogether miss a class. Technology also provides me access to tools that make learning less challenging. I have some reading dysfunction which affected my GPA. My grades improved since I began using programs like Dragon and Microsoft's Read and Write Gold.
Technology tools have transformed my instruction, professional development, and my career options. I would not have the position I have now without my education and technology skills.
Thanks to technology, I am learning more and more everyday. I use FutureLearn, Edx and Coursera to continue my professional development and I also am developing a course to sell on Udemy.
That updates me with the current trend
The ability to collaborate across boundaries has been amazing for me. My best professional work has been when I've worked with the Global Classroom Project and had international colleagues that inspired me every day.
The ability to collaborate and learn from other teachers has helped me grow as an educator. Twitter has exponentially grown my PLN.
The ability to create screencasts on the fly to illustrate points for students was huge! The screencasts can be shared via e-mail, or within a learning management system, or as links on a web site.
The ability to learn from any place has been powerful, which is why strong technology infrastructure across this country is vital.
the fact that I can take classes online and finish at my own pace is "revolutionary"
The MOOC's are and amazing tool for improve your expertise in a field
The more I use quality technology tools, the more I am able to do and the better I am able to do it. Since learning is a crucial process in my work, this means I am able to learn more and to expand the “variety net” of my knowledge due to technology.
The strongest impact is certainly the possibility I now have to easily access information and resources in foreign languages. Contacts with learners are also easier and proceed better. As far as my pedagogical approach is concerned, the availability of this tool has made me aware of how different the learning environment can be. A different learning environment, then, needs a different pedagogy.
This survey - it is also the technology :) .....I'm not imagine learning without technology
Through communication with my students, family and network i've learned -and still do- how when you make every action an experience, you can impact any learning way.
Through research, online classes, online dialogues
Todo soy un convencido del uso de la tecnologia
Transformatively
tremendously
Understand concepts and expanded access.
Used in classroom. Allowed me to make international contacts.
Using a computer makes my papers easier. Information is easy to find although sometimes harder to verify how accurate and valid the information is.
Using technology allows me to pursue my own interests and sort through large amounts of data. It also causes difficulty in the large amounts of data necessary to sort through!
using the internet like a big encyclopedia of facts and ideas
Very effectively.
Very much
Very much. I feel I have lot more to learn and explore.
We are an unschooling family and technology plays a vital role in our learning. From MOOCS to raspberry pis, from Skype classroom to open source communities, we rely heavily on technology. But we don't use it where we don't have to / want to. Despite being tech junkies we still love bullet journals (on paper) and my toddler spends as much time playing with pencils as on his tab.
YES
Yes
Yes
yes ,its the path to future learning,we can now look deeper into the galaxies because of advancements in technology.
Yes it has. I have become more conscious at the possibilities that technology can give in establishing a more meaningful and fulfilling learning experience. Now I always try my best to expose the students to situations of very creative learning that technology is making possible. I am keen to drive the student to higher order thinking activities which is possible with the aid of technology.
Yes-total access to information on any subject at any time
Yes, a lot. I can't work and learn without technology any more.
Yes, I run MIT BLOSSOMS http://blossoms.mit.edu
Yes, I've participated in MOOCs
Yes, very much
Yes. As an almost retiree, I think that having information so available is great, but on the other hand, when I do get to a library, I remember how great it used to be just being in a quiet and comfortable place. I need to do it more often but for the most part the internet is enough for my need.
You bet. I have taken advantages of many webinar, free college courses, or information training. Library 2.0 is one of them.