“I’m a student, not a guru.” Derek Sivers
Today, I was lucky enough to meet two new people from my Personal Learning Network (PLN), Gayle Cole and Jayme Johnson, that are both from the Los Angeles area (go Lakers!). We had some great discussion on blogging, tweeting, and sharing practices amongst educators and organizations.
As I was giving a gentle nudge to Jayme about blogging (maybe a big push which my staff has termed “being Couros’d”), her first comment back to me regarding starting a blog was that, “I am not an expert.” The way that I look at a blog is that the people that do it (especially myself), rarely are an expert. The reason that I blog now, which may not have been my original intent, is so that I can really have a chance to think deeply about what I am learning, and share that experience with others. Often times, many people challenge my thoughts, and it either helps to solidify my own argument, or else change it completely. Either way, it is learning.
To blog, for me, is to learn and continue the conversations that are in my head in an open space with others. As an educator, this is something we must embody. That does not mean you have to blog, but the more I think about it, learning (openly) is the non-negotiable. The best learning experiences for me have always been in a social manner.
Learning together is just better.
