Blog Post #3 : Bursting The Filter Bubble

"Learning how to organize and identify quality information on the web is the first stepping stone in separating the sheep from the Shepard. Sheep are slaves to their "Filter bubbles"(Google it) only absorbing information tailored for them by an algorithm designed with the main goal of classifying them and selling them items tailored to their online activities. A Shepard realize how the Web is organized and have the skill to burst that bubble and find the non biased truths that are hidden like jewels in the the earth. They poses the skill needed to sift through the soil and find the diamonds of quality and accurate information on the web and hold it up so that they may share their glow with the world." - Hassan J Kariem

I feel as though I am an effective searcher. The information rich word that we live in has provided me with an abundance of outlets to find data on any subject that I please. Its as simple as pulling my smart phone out of my pocket an going to google. The danger in the simplicity and ease of this action (googleing) is that we become so reliant on search results that we sometimes forget to challenge what we see and do a background search on the source we are receiving the information from. As an educator i myself in the past have been as guilty as a student of being so reliant on what the filter bubble provides for me. I feel as though the most effective way to burst this bubble is a combination of paying attention your search results and going past that first page of search results, using web curation tools, and identifying quality resources that have to do with the subject that you are searching.

Blog Post #2 Week 1: My thoughts

The four resources shared a common theme of utilizing information to enhance teaching and learning. They all seemed to tie into the idea that an instructors job should constantly be to push the bounders of innovation and imagination, in the delivery of content and organization of thought. We now live in a world where we are constantly tied to the “information matrix” where students and instructors alike have already developed tech savy habits. 

People check their social networks on their smartphones at a moments whim, stream videos on their personal computers, and google answers when confronted with a dilemma. An instructor should then make use of these actions by delivering their content through them and guiding students in how to use these tools effectively to produce QUALITY results. 

These resources were like the sticks that Karen Lierman mentioned in her article , they lit a fire in my drive to take all of these tools and theories that I’ve learned through the course of my Master’s journey and set ablaze a path to create fertile ground for my personal and professional growth. I feel charged!

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This is my post to verify that i completed the introduction in the discussion baord. I am really looking forward to learning how to implement these tools!