6.1.1 Joyce Seitzinger

I thoroughly enjoyed Joyce's presentation even more so the second time, it was very informative and helpful, she put things into perspective and I gained a lot of insight to how I can manage the digital information challenges.  

How am I dealing with information bloat, with getting the right information streams for me, with filter bubble?

In recent years I started to feel the bloat and confusion from having so much information to digest with life, a teaching role, studies, personal interests and communities. Since starting the DLT paper I have felt totally overwhelmed from information overload. 

Am I covering all aspects of my PLN, the conversation and the information streams, as well as having an appropriate place to file things and to show my portfolio?

The PLN has helped me to step back from the confusion and set some structure to manage and filter the content.  Being aware of information bloat, I am now slowly and carefully deciding what categories of information streams will be most beneficial to my work and studies. I think over time, through practice and familiarity my personal learning network will develop and be refined to what social networks, feeds, communities I want to share with and gather knowledge from.  I would definitely use Google Drive more and eventually explore Delicious for bookmarks.

How do I balance the use of my PLN with actually getting things done?

I separate the important from the ephemeral.

The shift away from traditional education is inevitable when we are living in exponential times.  Be flexible and open to change, to remain current is to flow.