Where My Learning Journey Is At…
I had a great conversation with a few great friends on Twitter yesterday about quality, not quantity when it comes to followers.
It started with this. http://twitter.com/Sunshinetalia/status/1351072633
The conversations that sprung from that really cemented in my Ming some if the learning Ive been doing about the importance of quality networks.
I add people to my networks for the following reasons.
1. To learn from- usually other teachers and eLearning professionals who I can converse with about issues we deal with professionally.
2. To teach- generally in the same area as above.
3. Other geeks, usually female. I network with these people because we share a common interest and talk about similar things in our networks. Its a great opportunity to have fun and stay informed, as well as hear a variety of opinions- many I dont personally agree with.
4. Friends. While my current major use of social networking (except facebook) is for expressing either the teacher side of me, or the arts side of me, I recognize that social interaction with friends I see regularly is important. Social media is a great way to accomplish that, and to make collegues, friends.
So these are my qualifiers if you like. There are people I am networked with who dont fit into these categories, and thats fine. Some of them stay, some dont, as long as were mutually beneficial, then Im happy.
What are some of the reasons you add people to your social networks?
P.S. I wrote this all on my iPhone, proud of me?!
Tags: education, elearning, Friends, journey, learning, networks, social
