RT: Connectivism through Twitter

7714 week 4 readings: Connectivism

From the reading and videos, I gathered the following conclusions:

* Connectivism helps you stay current

* Technology has reorganized how we learn and communicate.

* Rosenbaum’s video was suggesting that we are choosing to be “connected” all hours of the   day and that the web is used to generate communities and connections rather than for individual gains, as it was when first introduced.

He’s claiming, as far as I understand, that the internet is now being used to create original information (curation) with others, for others.

These are all evident in the creation, idea, and use of Twitter.

Using the features of Twitter, one can learn, communicate, share, and gather up-to-date information. As labeled in the figures, Twitter and TweetDeck supply a plethora of information. In accordance with Rosenbaum’s TED talk, you can see that the information learned, shared, etc. is what I have CHOSEN to follow. In today’s world, we are CHOOSING to get the information we want. WE are CHOOSING to share information and learn with others, instead of simply retrieving information from a source. The simple act of retweeting is proof enough that people today like to gain information, learn and share, with others!