Category: Week 2 – Networked Learning

Comment on No Information is an Island by Shiqiang

Posted on by Shiqiang

Thanks for the comment! To be honest, though I’m dealing with lots of information everyday as a graduate student, I’ve never take time to think about these questions deeply. But I believe all the information should be connected somehow. For those information that appears to be very distinct from each other, we just have not find the right connection to bridge them. I believe the whole world around us is a little bit like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some parts of the puzzle is quite complete, and hence we can clearly see the connection. Still, some parts are quite new to us, and the information we currently have is just a few pieces of puzzle. It takes time to unveil the the whole picture, and networked learning can certainly help accelerate this process.

Comment on No Information is an Island by Shiqiang

Posted on by Shiqiang

I second your thought that better blogging communities are required in academia. Though we have lots of conferences each year with thousands of oral and poster presentations to promote face-to-face discussion, academic blogging provides an alternative approach for everyone to be engaged in the research topic, anytime and anywhere. However, it is also very important to know our target audience and adjust the written language.

Comment on No Information is an Island by Shiqiang

Posted on by Shiqiang

Thanks for the comment! Right now at Virginia Tech, some classes are videotaped, which provides a valuable chance for students who want to revisit the oral conversation during the class. Uploading the class video to a shared platform online and granting the access to all enrolled students can also enable further discussion after the class and promote networked learning.