Digital Concept Mapping

I just posted my digital concept map on the dashboard of my very first (ever, ever!) blog.  In giving this a try and working to understand the words and form created, I would say that educational technology means the exploration of new ideas and tools, understanding that learning is fluid, and creativity in any style will never leave the human spirit.  I was drawn to Wordle because of the art and flexibility.  Today's learner will need to incorporate that new level of critical thinking into appealing forms in order to draw in others and their new ideas.  Words such as knowledge, learner, world, include, access, respect, asking, process, etc.. all tie together for me the new, necessary direction education is taking.  The reality in education today is the turtle-like movement educators display toward adjusting to technology options and the lightening-fast pace that learners move toward those technology options!  Training and educational experiences must be reconfigured and thoughtfully adjusted as we strive to meet the needs of the 21st century learner.  The potential of technology applications is only limited by the imagination of the learner, educator, and administrative teams.  In other words, limitless!  Technology impacts us everyday in various forms.  It is definitely time to consider this digital map and move with anticipation and joy toward a more inclusive, collaborative world of learning.