Blog 1

·         What has been your experience with technology and learning?  

When it comes to technology I don’t consider myself to be an expert, I understand and learn anything that is need it to complete a job or assignment. I think my biggest problem when it come to new technology is that I wait until I need to use it and don’t try to stay ahead. With new technology I need to be open minded and try to find the advantage and disadvantage of any new technology and think of ways I can use this tool to my advantage.

·         Has technology helped or hindered your learning?  

Technology has help me made learning more accessible in different ways. New technology is currently helping me attend school online without the need to move out of towns. Without this technology I would not be able to attend school keep a fulltime job and make time for family, technology help me and my school stay flexible. Is also helping stay connected with friends and family who live out of state and learning new technology will help increase my school and work performance. Overall technology is a tool that I need to use to help increase my knowledge.     

Tell a story from your life where learning and technology intersected.

At my current job about three years ago our CEO and top management leaders decided to take our store to the next level in technology. They started by having everyone in the store set up on account name connection where all employees at all stores in the US can connect, post questions, answer questions, and share ideas. The whole process was difficult at first especially when trying to get employees who don’t feel convertible with technology. It took a lot of one on one training and follow up until everyone got convertible enough to use this tool. Now still is difficult for some new employees but for the most part everyone has found a benefit to this amazing tool. I think my job experience relates a lot to social learning described in chapter 1, management wants to increase work performance by adding a tool for all employees to use nation wise. This tool help all employees share ideas and learned from others ideas to increase their knowledge.