Mike, it is through articulating “networking,” given an all-too-often selfish perspective, that I have always struggled as well. So much so, as today’s blog post http://silenceandvoice.com/archives/2008/09/15/foc08-and-transformative-learning/ begins to articulate, that I have trouble moving forward with it in practice as I cannot make sense of in other terms . . .

Cheers,

Mike

Thank you. I figured, if we are talking about networking . . . ! ! !

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MIke

I commented on your post, Mike. I am glad it is helping me to think more deeply about this topic.

As promised here’s the post on how I foster my networks: “Growing a Network”

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Mike

Mike

Mike, I know what you mean. I have been beating this drum at my full-time (and university!) employer for some time now, and they are just not ready to hear it. As a result, I do a lot of online work, integrate it into my teaching, and consulting (of course). I suppose I need an outlet for something that makes so much sense given our world and where all indications demonstrate we are headed. I am very sympathetic for people who have trouble with this Brave New World we face, as I am not the great proponent of being the first to use the shiny new object until I see how it will fill a need (and, like Twitter, will show how it fills a need I did not previously have!!).

I agree with you completely about the issue of physical space. I do know I have done some projects for people a great distance away and with whom I have never met F2F, though I think those positions in a full-time capacity are still few and far between. That will most certainly change, and I think I would be fine working more from a distance than only F2F.

Have not read that article. Will need to focus upon it for tomorrow. Thank you for the link.

You seem to have a large and wide network yourself. How do you foster that?

Thank you for the positive feedback on the babies. They are the sweeties!

This is one of the areas I really need to delve into at my uni. I’m quite conscious that most of the discovery and discussion I’m doing is taking place outside of my institution, so there is no immediate benefit to the people I interact with on a day to day basis!

If not unique to Connectivism and online communities, certainly it’s exacerbated by it (would you agree?) – especially when considering the concepts discussed in “Little Boxes, Glocalization and Networked Individual“?

In other words, if our networks are no longer dependent on geographics or locality, the resulting benefits for our local relationships (such as work colleagues) may not be immediately realised.

From the standpoint of employers this is a real issue it would seem. E.g. how to you ensure the learning experiences of your staff are filtered back into the local level?

Hmm I’ll need to ponder that further.

Cheers,

Mike

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