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December 12, 2005
Teaching and Learning
Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet someone new to me AND to be both a teacher and a learner. Fred Davis, a new blogger to the ER, called to ask if I would help him get started blogging. Understand he's calling the person who when asked to do this said, "Oh sure, I'd be happy to write a blog," and promptly said to friends "What the heck is a blog?"
Yesterday we spent some time going over a few items, until we ran into password trouble and had to stop. Then we spent another two hours talking about the kinds of things he and I want to share in our space on the net. It was a great afternoon.
So what does this have to do with teaching and learning? Everything. Teaching is really about sharing what you know/what you've learned with someone else. Learning is about trying out what someone else knows but doing it in your own way, making the learning yours.
I knew nothing about blogging, but I learned by researching, reading, talking to other people, and trying it out. I share what I've learned with someone else, they try it, and do it their way, then share with me or someone else what they know.
What do you know that you could share with someone today?
Posted by Dr Joni at December 12, 2005 07:13 AM