What experience do you have using Technology?

When it comes to using technology, I have never had a problem where I find it impossible to use. In some chases, it may be a little challenging and time consuming to learn how to work a new program or device, but I’m always willing to face that challenge. Even if it take hours to figure out, the reward just makes it that much sweeter. By me putting in hours to figure out how to work a new device, actually increases my knowledge of the new technology. Through trail and error, it helps me to be able to assist others that may be having complication with the new technology. An example is around two years ago, a particular cell phone company brought out a new phone for the consumer to by. The phone was a smart phone/pocket pc. The sales associate could not provide the help I needed to learn how work a particular function with the device. Even though I was not too familiar with the works of this device, I bought the phone anyhow. Once I got the phone home, I called technical support to see if someone could help me the learning a function of the phone. That also became a disappointment to me. Therefore, I had to choose either to take the phone back or deal with the issue myself. Well, I choose to spend 5 hours to figure the problem out myself. After 5 hours of trail and error, I finally figured it out and I was able to go to store I purchased to phone from and explain to the sales associate how to work the device.

What do I hope to learn form this class?

Now that’s an ironic question. The first assignment about different learning style acts as a summary of what I want gain from this class. I want to become more balanced in my learning, so I don’t feel like I have not learned all the information possible will dealing with different subject matters. I main goal is to become for of an active learner, and discuss scenarios in group assignments.

William Rutledge III learning Style

I have learned when it comes to Active and Reflective learning, I’m pretty balanced in both but with a mild desire to be a reflective learner. I’m more of a “let’s think it through first” kind of person. Being that way can lead me to taking too much time thinking it through and never getting the work done. Also, when it comes to Sequential and Global learning, my balance between the two is dead on. At times I learn by taking linear step in a logical way, and I also learn when absorbing material in a random order and then it suddenly understanding the connection. As far as being a Visual and Verbal learner, my style is more of a visual style and I have to work on being more balance. In most cases things are taught in verbal terms which lead me to go getting as much out of the information as I would if it was visual. Lastly, when it comes to being a Sensing and Intuitive learner I have a moderate lean towards the sensing side. I would prefer know the facts instead of thinking of possibilities of how it relate to a situation. Well that’s my learning style in a nutshell.