ITEC 299
Synthesis about Social Learning
Danielle Andre

Describe your personal learning preferences (1
paragraph, 100-150 words) - Answer EACH of the
following questions:
At the beginning of this class my scores were good,
I was high in visual and active and lower in verbal
and sequential. The quiz about the syllabus was
simple because it was easy to understand. But
later on the quiz gets harder and my score went
lower. At the end of the class, my thinking changes
about my learning preferences and how easy it was
for me to learn one way over the other. At the
beginning it wasn't hard for me to keep up but I
noticed that it was hard after that and I didn't
noticed that the papers about using the knowledge
in another class was mandatory. The instructions
were a bit unclear at first to me.

Describe the learning pathway you chose at the
beginning of the class (1 paragraph, 100-200 words)
I decided on taking the learning pathway of a Learning
Sage. I knew about technology but I wanted to have a
broad understanding of how having a technological
background can help me with learning opportunities.
During the semester as we learned about more and
more technologies, my ability use to be able to use the
different ways I can use the technology in a good way,
helped me in class. I was able to use different learning
strategies in class each week that help kick start my
brain. I was able to have a more attentive class
experience, my learning ability increased in this class.

Describe how the activities you completed contributed or
did not contribute to your learning pathway (1 paragraph,
100-200 words)
Now that I learned more about Twitter, I enjoy using Twitter
now that I know how to use it. I have a lot of friends and family
on the site that I follow to stay updated on their lives. Twitter
worked best for me as an active learner because I was able to be
active on the site. I could talk to friends quickly and get quick
responses to questions I needed answered. I could follow
different teachers to keep up on current assignments, video
interviews they post and such.

Using one paragraph each, describe the top 3 mobile/social/
multimedia technologies you explored for learning (3
paragraphs, 100-150 words each)
As I have stated before, I used
Twitter quite a lot now. I have an
iPhone and it helps me keep up
to date I used my iPhone to stay
updated on my Twitter feed. On
Twitter I found some teachers I
have had and always post advice
or information if we even need it.
He also likes to post his interview
videos when he goes off and
interviews people for Labor
Studies. This has helped my
learning experience
tremendously because I was able
to be active, visual, and part of
the Twitter community. I was
really against using Twitter but
now I can't stop. I even use

#2
As I stated before I use Facebook
often now. I like to use my iPhone
to keep me updated on my
Facebook page as well by
emailing about a new post or the
notifications. I enjoy seeing the
news feed and try to update my
news feed as much as possible.
For example, I updated my
Facebook page about how many
exams I was having. I had several
friends and family members post
on my Facebook to offer help and
advice on what I can do to get a
better grade and time manage
myself. They even left me
messages boosting my self
confidence greatly, it made me

#3
Twitter helped me become active in my learning style. I will continue
to use Twitter and learn more about how to use Twitter in more
productive and innovative ways to stimulate my learning capabilities.
Social Bookmarking surprised me the most out of the learning quests.
I did not really understand how they could be so productive in
research and analysis of web sites and articles online. But they really
helped me when it came down to writing my essays and getting the
research material needed for them.
I think that Twitter worked best for me. I think by using my iPhone
to connect on Twitter was one of the best strategies I used for
learning this semester. By using Twitter on my phone, I was able to
interact with people discussing those theories. I was able to get into a
community and talk about those issues.

Synthesize your experience investigating your use of
different mobile/social/multimedia technologies for
learning (2 paragraphs, 100-150 words each)
I will continue to use the learning strategy of being
connected to people and networking. Social networking is
such a huge tool to anyone wanting to connect to people
around the globe. Throughout the semester we found ways
of how to network easier on the web and by using different
technologies. I will use all the knowledge I have gathered
from this class to help me set up and start my own social
network to keep in touch with other. Linked In has become
an important tool in the workplace because of how much
one can network, it can help people find a job and get
connected with people.

Describe how you will use what you learned in this class
after this semester (2 paragraphs, 100-150 words)
I will always be using my iPhone to help me stay connected to the
world and all my friends. I am now a Twitter fan and will continue to
use that and Facebook. I'll stay connected to my old teachers and
students I have interacted with during the course of my semester. I
will also continue to use Facebook to connect with people I went to
school with years ago. Linked in is a good website to use, I personally
haven't used it but I know people who have and a few of my
professors have suggested us as a class use it as well. I know when I
graduate in the next coming semesters, I will give Linked in a look at
because it will help me find a job.