A learner is like the energizer bunny that keeps going and going and going.According to George Siemens’s theory on Connectivism, “learning is a continual process, lasting for a lifetime” (2005). Therefore, learners must have the ability and skill to search and find new ways to acquire knowledge. This is done so learners can “continue to stay current over the course of a lifetime” in a knowledge economy (Changing Nature of Knowledge). This continual mode of obtaining information and staying current is how learners advance in a knowledge economy. It is also a way to keep knowledge from becoming obsolete. As a result, learners become the energizer bunny in that they continue to create new knowledge and networks by the continuation of learning and learning and learning.
I find that Siemens’s theory resonates with one of the reasons why I am in the field of higher education, which is to help others succeed and promote lifelong learning. With new forms of technology advancing how we interpret and gather information, we as learners have to adapt to the “tectonic shifts in society” and what better way than through the networks that we create.
Shannon - I LOVE this analogy! That was so creative and entertaining, too! The engergizer bunny has always been a favorite of mine, and the graphic really added a nice touch. You did a great job in integrating your analogy into the theme of Siemens' work. I do like your reference to lifelong learners; it's so important to stay current throughout our lifetime. So many people think learning has been completed once they leave school and become "adults". Nicely done - Kathy
ReplyDeleteThat is a great analogy! I like how you repeated the pattern of "keeps going and going and going" when you said that humans "keep learning and learning and learning". I also like how you related your analogy to your own personal work and your reasons for that field of education.
ReplyDeleteGreat analogy! Nice picture of the energizer bunny...I feel like he always looks like he thinks he is so awesome! Nice use of the quotes too!
ReplyDeleteI hope that like the energizer bunny we all keep going and going with energy enough to land on our feet through the "tectonic shifts."
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