The last two weeks I attended 3 discussion groups and made a start on being a student!
It was great to meet everyone and hear other people's points of view. I'm glad to become a part of this community.
Wed 23/09 and Sun 27/09 - both discussions were on Information, Learning and Knowledge
To me information is something that's wildly available in today's world thanks to the media and the internet. We are fed information all the time from different angles. It's our choice what we do with this information. Do we accept it as facts? Do we research the meaning and try and understand it? Do we dismiss some information straight away?
From that I believe that exploring the information we're given is learning. Doesn't matter how we come to obtain a piece of information (reading, listening, watching, doing), once we take it in and examine it, we are beginning to learn.
Knowledge is what we gain as a result of learning.
I think information, learning and knowledge are all connected and ever-present in our professional(as well as personal) lives. We never stop receiving information, learning and discovering new ways/ approaches/theories. Once we're confident in our knowledge we might feel ready to pass it on to our students.
In my case, even though I have never studied dance on an academic level I feel confident teaching it as I've gained a lot of practical understanding of it through years of training and professional experience.
I'm fining it hard to articulate my knowledge in a written form which is the biggest challenge for me as I start Module 1.
However as stated above, I have been given all the information to start my learning (in the Handbooks) and I indeed to use it to gain all the knowledge I possibly can!
The above is just my point of view. Feel free to comment if you agree/disagree.
Ps: I will post a separate blog about the Academic Writing Session as I'm still processing all the information, however I would definitely recommend it as I found it extremely helpful.
