Sue Waters

A common challenge with connected learning is you want to learn it all NOW!

But some times it is better to remember:

I’m keen to see ETMOOC participants celebrating their learning and achievements in March like this:

Rather give up feeling overwhelmed like this:

Remember you don’t need to follow every link, think about every conversation.

Thinks about what you want to learn and focus your time on this.  Sometimes quality is better than quantity.

Prioritizing your Learning

Below is a visualization of my work flow to show how I manage and prioritize my learning.

Hopefully it helps you?

Sketching my workflow helps me:

1. Reflect on what I’m doing and areas I want to improve or make more time effective.
2. Share with others so they can provide their input in other aspects I might consider.

PS:

• I normally do this as a quick sketch, share it on Twitter and ask my followers for their input by asking them questions about it.
• I’ve made it prettier using SnagIT so it is easier to see how I prioritize and manage my workload.

You’ll find my tips for working smarter in a learning community here.

Thanks for Debs Seed and Sally Wilson for sharing their visualizations that reminded me that this is part of my practice; and Serge for spotlighting the benefits of creating a workflow.

And remember!

ETMOOC is all about your learning and what you want to learn!