The blue arrows represent frequent information flow, while the green ones suggest less frequency.

I am surprised how I spend so much time doing online activities for educational purposes in general, as well as how much time I spend on communicating with others rather than doing my own assignments or study. By creating this map, I really start to see how connectivism has played its part in my learning. The use of Google docs and online group chats have taken a considerable amount of my time when I spend time working on online works. And Google doc is really helpful for group assignments with its incredible function in real-time editing by multiple users.

I am also surprised when finding out that online lecture recordings are completely different from other forms of online activities, such as meetings, chats, discussions, and group assignments. Even though the finding sounds simple, but I did not realize that online lecture recordings are basically a one way node, as the viewers rarely communicate or give feedback to the lecturers.

Reflection:

For me, finding out that online lecture recordings are the least effective way of presenting knowledge is the most useful discovery. I think from a learner’s perspective, learning with timely feedback can be important in the learner’s engagement and efficiency in learning, as well as making the educator’s content more adjustable according to the various needs of the learners’.

Seeing and understanding how my learning life consists of (online and offline learning) is also helpful for me to understand my learning patterns, as well as which way may be more effective or me.