'Technology Blog #4: Learning to learn and why it applies to my major'

In this chapter the author describes the importance of developing a lifelong learning mindset to help increase the digital and connected world. Normal education focuses on memorization but in this chapter the connected educator must embrace the image of self-directed learning. What the author means by this is it actively seeks out the new knowledge while reflecting on the experiences to help adapt to change. The digital tools that are used while also looking at the online communities to provide a better learning experience for more growth and making sure it allows the educator to learn not only from themselves but from their peers to share insights and stay updated on the best practices. 

Also in this chapter the author explores how personal learning networks can help support lifelong learning by keeping the collaboration and knowledge-sharing in mind to help students in the classroom. Educators are then encouraged to embrace everyone's curiosity including themselves to take more risks and be open to new points of view. By doing so it will help students be more engaged in these digital spaces such as social media or even professional platforms. The teachers perspective can also help model lifelong learning for their students as well to help create a culture of inquiry. Lastly, the key takeaways for the chapter are that the world is constantly changing and the most important thing to remember is that learning how to learn is honestly the most important thing. 

Chapter 3 “Learning to learn” is a good chapter to relate it back to my professional career choice. Wanting to be a physical therapist this chapter emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and professional growth. Being in the field of physical therapy there is always gonna be new research and different techniques and technologies which are constantly changing and growing. The author states that the connected educators use personal learning networks to help stay updated this is a good example because being a physical therapist it is important to be engaged in the ongoing education and making sure you are collaborating with your peers and also making sure to get all of the evidence- based practices to help stay on top of all of the information to help you patients and provide better patient care. The chapter also has online platforms which is good to note due to the fact that these courses can allow physical therapists to learn from experts worldwide and to help refine their skills. Using this chapter it will overall help advance the field of physical therapists to help improve patient outcomes.