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What Is Connected Learning? – Write Learn Lead

Good evening class, 

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. After reading Chapter 4 of the Connected Educator it made me think about a couple of things. The chapter first starts off on how you may change your values and beliefs to create a connected learning with other people. You not only give someone else a different perspective of what you are thinking, but you also gather different information of what others think. This chapter also focuses on "Putting Relationships First". What they mean by this is having a strong and positive relationship gives you opportunities to build relationships and expand them. I think it is very important in having a strong and positive relationship because it means that you and them are on the same page and if you disagree with something you talk it out and work it out. Another big thing to think about is having trust. If you don't have trust with someone, then what is the point of talking to them or hanging out with them. That is a big when it comes to relationships. When you both have trust in each other it not only makes you feel good, but it makes others feel that they can trust you also. In this chapter it also describes on how to create collegial relationships. By creating these you are building cultures with others and this will not only benefit you but others around you. There are four stages of collaboration that the book states and they include forming, storming, norming, and performing. These four stages will help you building these relationships and forming them.

This chapter applies to me and my future career because I need to have good relationships with not only my coworkers but the patients as well. With having strong relationships it makes the day go by smoother, and you get to learn different things about people. The one thing that comes out of this is also trust. When you have trust with someone you believe that they will give you the best possible outcome and the best possible result as well. When you have trust in someone it makes you feel good but also others around you feel good. You also have to be open to learning new things and getting different opinions on certain things. With this you expand your field a lot because you are building it. The Beginner's Visual Guide To Connected Learning | TEACHERWISE

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  1. Lauren RyanNovember 5, 2022 at 10:10 AM

    Hello Gregory,
    I think your summary hit most of the key points talked about in the chapter. The chapter discusses how there are many stages and steps to creating a good and positive relationship with someone that also consists of trust. Forming these relationships and trust especially can be very difficult. After reading your blog, I realized I can't remember what your career choice was. Are you able to remind me? I do see that you said you need a good relationship with not only your coworkers but your patients. When it comes to patients, I cannot agree more that trust is so crucial. Patients want the best people possible to take care of them or help them. Creating that bond over time will help build that positive rapport.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 7, 2022 at 9:23 AM

    Hello, Gregory!

    I love how you touch upon how this chapter wraps into your career. I also feel as though being open minded is an essential skill, especially in my field of social work. I'm not sure what field you're in, but I am aware of how important it is to develop reports when working with patients. In addition to this, how your field relates to social work, or my field, quite a lot as a result of that report building, skills, and what it takes to work with those said patients. Do you agree or disagree? How would you say your field relates to social work?

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  3. Kristi NewswangerNovember 7, 2022 at 2:52 PM

    Gregory,
    You did a really great job summarizing this chapter in your own words and making your own connections. I agree that it is so important to talk things out and communicate when there are disagreements. This is a good topic to address because even though workplaces are often environments of collaboration, there is also always the possibility of conflict or disagreements. Being able to work them out and ultimately realize that everyone is on the same page is so necessary to having a positive environment where everyone shares the same goals and vision. Without agreement there cannot be trust. Everyone is obviously entitled to their own opinions but there can be no relationship or trust if people have very different views or feelings when it comes to work related topics.

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  4. Hamza MouradNovember 13, 2022 at 8:20 PM

    Hi Gregory,
    I really enjoyed your summary on this chapter. I definitely agree that having trust between one another is critical to strengthening your relationship with your colleagues and patients. I also liked where you mentioned that the better relationships you have with the people around you, the smoother the day will go by. I can absolutely concur with as someone who works in the hospital.

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