Ok, that title may be a bit cheesy, but let’s face it, RSS feeds make it a whole lot easier to follow the latest in greatest when it comes to technology. I started this class extremely overwhelmed with the amount of links, new technology, and information that was being thrown at me. My new RSS feeds have lowered my blood pressure and brought me back to my comfort zone.
Professionally RSS feeds allow me to follow specific blogs that I like. It allows me to organize materials in a way that can be beneficial to me. It has redefined the term “collaboration” as I have become connected to many people just from a couple of click of the mouse. Networking has become a big part of professionalism, and RSS feeds only contribute to effective networking. Not only can I use RSS feeds for my benefit, but I can share this information or new information to many people just by collaboration on the web. I consider myself moderately unorganized, but this new technology has been of great use and benefit to becoming more organized with technology.
2 years ago
I'm going to use this phrase, "Networking has become a big part of professionalism." I think it really highlights how our own professional development has changed from sitting in mandated classes that may or may not be relevant to finding our own ways of learning.
ReplyDeleteI agree on their value. What I've found recently is that many of the people I follow via RSS feeds also Twitter and it's a short cut way of finding the blog posts that are most relevant as they generally will do a 144 character summary of the post with a link in Twitter.
I completely agree with you in that RSS feeds makes this class a whole lot easier. I have so much to learn and being able to be organized with all the links has helped. Also, I can't believe how much information in general is out there. I have not accessed much on the internet before this class and I am amazed.
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