Blog #4 - Chapter 3

 Chapter 3 of The Connected Educator textbook talks about how teachers can further grow in their profession by becoming connected learners. It talks about how learning occurs in three different ways or settings: reading, watching videos, or coming up with new ideas. Collaborative learning means to connect with others and help solve problems and also share your knowledge. Network learning is meant to be used by the internet and connect with others outside of your workplace to also learn from them as well. 

Chapter 3 also emphasizes that connected learning is best when there are goals set and teamwork with others. Schools and other places implement this to encourage people to grow and evolve to learn more. Technology helps others to learn more as well as learn from others experiences too. Learning new things online encourages people to learn together whether in person or online. 

This Chapter connects to my major in Business Administration concentration in marketing because making connections with others is important. Being successful in the business world means learning from others to further improve your skills and to learn from professionals. By using different tools like LinkedIn, blogs, and other things it is helpful to use those tools to stay updated on things going on and to be more educated. Collaborative and network learning can help me to further improve my communication and leadership skills in my future profession. 

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