2A4 - Activity 10: Smart Workers

The term "social media" refers to the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue. This in turn allows for the creation and exchange of user-generated content. If a smart worker relies on a trusted network of friends and colleagues, learns continuously with social media and shares what he/she learns, then I am totally convinced that we can and should be smart workers as educators. This will enable us to keep abreast with the dynamics in the field of education. Social media/networking is definitely an effective medium to allow us to share ideas and play a useful part in training, without having to be separated from family, friends and the work place. It is totally essential for us to collaborate in a learning community for our own professional development as we seek to mold the minds of our most important asset - the young people who are entrusted in our care. I encourage all of us to continue to strive to be smart workers.