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As I reflect back over this week, I have gained a lot of knowledge on building a community to engage people in the learning process.  I was able to build a group on Facebook called No More Paycheck-2-Paycheck.  I conducted a survey through that group.  I created a new Youtube Channel called Wealth Builders Group.  However, I did not have enough time to develop and add content yet.  I also did not figure out how to add it to the sidebar of my blog.   I couldn't figure out how to incorporate Twitter to my sidebar or Facebook.  Therefore, it was somewhat of a frustrating week.  I am determined though  to figure them out and keep this blog going and growing.

In the readings for this week, I chose to read the article, "Lecturers’ Behaviors And Beliefs About The Use Of Social Media In Higher Education: A Study At Mahasarakham University In Thailand" by Thapanee Seechaliao.  In the article, he discussed the findings from research conducted about lecturers using social media. The article specifically stated, "In 2012, the Thai government launched the project “One Tablet PC Per Child” with the goal of improving education by addressing inequality and uneven standards of education quality."  I told my wife a couple of years ago, the day is soon approaching when all our kids will need for back to school is a tablet.  Their books will be online, all their assignments will be completed and submitted online, and their test will be taken online.  There will be no need for binders because you have Microsoft OneNote.  There will be no need for textbooks, as they will be online also. As I read the article, I realize that ...

As the son of a teacher, and now the husband of a teacher, I found OER Commons to be a great resource for educators and instructional designers.   It was easy to search for information by grade level and subject. OER Commons also allows you to set up groups.  Some groups already exist on OER Commons, such as Hawaii Math Common Core, Designing Business Ethics Courses, and a few others.   Groups allow you to connect with other teachers and instructional designers. I also like the fact that OER Commons allows for Curation of different resources so a person can build a personal library of materials he or she can access readily. I am going to refer this site to my wife, and other teachers I know, as I believe it is a valuable resource.

The Hunt for Red October was a movie about a submarine from the Soviet Union that came close to the U.S.A. back in 1984.  When I think about submarine's I always think about the periscope. Merriam-Webster defines periscope as  a long tube that contains lenses and mirrors and that is used to look over or around something and especially by a person in a submarine to see above the surface of the water. Well a few years ago, Twitter developed a live streaming app called Periscope.  Periscope is great for connecting with people all across the world.   I remember we were having a youth worship service and I was streaming it on Periscope, and people from across the country and world were connecting.   One lady in particular asked for prayer as she was dealing with depression from the loss of her father.   Periscope in the context of Web 2.0 is a great tool because you can actually teach a lesson live and have people tune in and connect.  You c...

As I look back over this week and the information we have studied, I have learned a lot about curation.  I particularly liked Storify as a curation site.  Although, as I have said before, I have not really been keen on curating in the past.  I now see the benefits it can have for a blogger or instructional designer. I have also gained a better knowledge and understanding of communities from the paper.  I see how different communities operate and interact. I can see how beneficial communities can be and how much knowledge and information can be gleened from the members of some communities. Overall, I have learned and grown a lot this week.

Museum have all types of different exhibits.  When I looked at the definition of the word curator I found the following: Curator:   a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. In this week's course work we discussed the concept of curation of bookmarks and tags in social media.  For my personal, and even professional, purposes I have not really had the need to curate bookmarks.   As I reviewed posts by classmates on the discussion and on their blogs, I realize the benefit to an instructional designer.  Curation allows you to quickly go back to a story or posts that may enhance the learning in a course you are developing.  Over time, an instructional designer may put together a collection of bookmarks and tags that instructinally would rival the artifacts of King Tut.  

I have recently started reading the book, Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill.  Many times we don't think our thoughts have any value, because you can't package them and sale them at Walmart, or sale them on the internet.  The truth is your ideas are extremely valuable. I was first introduced to the concept of intellectual property in the ministry.  I was told that the revelation that God may give you in the scripture has value.  I have seen minister write best selling books, as well as sale many CDs of a sermon they preached on Sunday morning. Intellectual property goes much deeper than this, and idea for a new business concept, such as social media is worth billions.  The person with the idea may not have the resources or backing to make the idea a reality, but that doesn't mean the idea isn't valuable. Below I have included links to two Youtube videos about Intellectual Property. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDKxuTi2Cmk https://www.youtube.com/...