Week #2
October 16, 2008
I left class early, so I was not available for the afternoon exercise. I was , however, thoroughly impressed with the Diigo tool. As soon as I got home, I started searching some various topics. There is a plethora of information available. I do realize you have to be cautious of the source and your friends.
This seems to be a tool I could use with my colleagues. I am very interested in any tools we can introduce into a corporate environment first, and then a technical environment. As I have said on occasion, I work in the diagnostic industry, and the information is very precise, procedural and technical. I see application in software and troubleshooting areas, where people can learn through problem solving. Since must of the instrumentation is very delicate and expensive, I do not think “constructing” learning would be very applicable.
I do see this application available in the Sales Training. We have just been engaged by the Sales Training organization, so we may have the opportunity to advance in these constructivist and discovery learning practices.
