Lyndelle Gunton’s discussion of learning networks resonated
most with me. In this semester, I’ve already made a learning network that will
benefit me for the rest of my studies. Two group assignments down the track and
I feel that the network I’ve gained is much more supportive and willing to
learn with me. My team’s grades have definitely reflected this. Unlike past
years, my peers are both fun and outgoing, as well as professional in their
conduct and working to collaborate on projects.
Gunton’s discussion of Twitter and social media platforms as
aggregators for learning is something else that I can identify with. I find a
lot of my news and many of my both professional and personal relationships have
been enhanced with the daily use of Twitter and Facebook. There is an immediacy
about these social networks that allows for timely access to a wealth of
information, far more than if you didn’t use the services.
I’ve learnt a lot about both my strengths and where to
improve through the use of social media and the constant interaction with
others. During school I can’t say I had the opportunity to better myself,
having never met such a diverse range of people as I see online. As such, I’ve
learnt many lessons both as a professional and as a person on how to make the
most of the strengths I have. The LIS profession is most active on Twitter and
there is always plenty of information regarding upcoming talks and exhibitions,
or opportunities for people like myself hoping to make it in the industry.
My learning and most transformative years as an
LIS professional and a person have funnily enough coincided with my signing up
to Twitter way back in first year of university. I got in with the right crowd,
and the learning network has been changing me for the better ever since.
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