http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/ Informal learning, Internet technology and Action research Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:03:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 Linda Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:13:10 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/#comment-1084 Hi Tom - I'm sorry my spam filter got you! Yes I agree, keeping clarifying our aims and the underpinning reasons for those aims is more important than the 'how' of it. To quote a current phrase "It's the teach not the tech" that matters. I'm enjoying your return to blogging BTW :-) Hi Tom - I’m sorry my spam filter got you! Yes I agree, keeping clarifying our aims and the underpinning reasons for those aims is more important than the ‘how’ of it. To quote a current phrase “It’s the teach not the tech” that matters.
I’m enjoying your return to blogging BTW

]]> http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 tom Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:02:26 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/#comment-1044 Linda, Thanks for welcome back comment over at my place. Good thoughts here on reflecting before acting. As I learned during my time away, even the old standbys like blogging may need some periodic rethinking. We just have to keep remembering what we want to do, and why. How to do them comes later. Linda, Thanks for welcome back comment over at my place. Good thoughts here on reflecting before acting. As I learned during my time away, even the old standbys like blogging may need some periodic rethinking. We just have to keep remembering what we want to do, and why. How to do them comes later.

]]> http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/comment-page-1/#comment-989 Paul Harrington Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:38:58 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/#comment-989 Hi Linda, A thought provoking post - I will catch up with original in time! It is very true that certainly this year there have been a plethora of new tools coming out throughout the year. More than this, a bit like the expansion in 24hour news, there are now blog posts about stuff pretty well 24 hours a day... many blogging about these same new tools. A little like the latest craze people flock to try them out, some stick, some fall by the wayside. Sadly I think we need more time to reflect on some of the tools before we move onto the next... I know that I for one have been quitly of all or some of the above, minus the much needed reflection! Perhaps 2007 was an unusual year, and now that we are all settling into this way of global networking we will be able to be more reflective. There are some out there who do truly do us a service by taking their time to look through applications.... a case of more haste... less speed? Hi Linda,
A thought provoking post - I will catch up with original in time! It is very true that certainly this year there have been a plethora of new tools coming out throughout the year. More than this, a bit like the expansion in 24hour news, there are now blog posts about stuff pretty well 24 hours a day… many blogging about these same new tools. A little like the latest craze people flock to try them out, some stick, some fall by the wayside. Sadly I think we need more time to reflect on some of the tools before we move onto the next… I know that I for one have been quitly of all or some of the above, minus the much needed reflection!
Perhaps 2007 was an unusual year, and now that we are all settling into this way of global networking we will be able to be more reflective.
There are some out there who do truly do us a service by taking their time to look through applications…. a case of more haste… less speed?

]]> http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/comment-page-1/#comment-986 John Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:49:02 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2008-01-04/do-we-move-through-tools-too-hastily/#comment-986 In the classroom I think this is a real problem, I've seen lots of exciting things done with social media/web2 but much of it is individual examples of what could be done rather than sustained use that becomes part of the classes learning. Maybe this is my age talking and younger folk are more agile? In the classroom I think this is a real problem, I’ve seen lots of exciting things done with social media/web2 but much of it is individual examples of what could be done rather than sustained use that becomes part of the classes learning. Maybe this is my age talking and younger folk are more agile?

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