Learning Environment Reflection

Learning Environment Reflection

It's crazy to think, that not too long ago, I saw Learning Environments as a traditional classroom setting. It makes sense though, that you would learn in a classroom. However, after this first section of the course, my eyes have been opened! Just about anywhere, virtual or physical, could be a learning environment. From your house, to the library, or on social media. The opportunities for learning are virtually limitless.

One type of learning platform I would like to touch on is Social Media. For me, more specifically, Facebook. I believe that Facebook inspires people to read or interact with topics that they might not encounter on a daily basis. However, there is a downside...some folks tend to take things a little too personal, and it creates a hostile environment. I tend to stay away from situations like this, and stick with ones where people can have intelligent and meaningful conversations. Or I just find interesting stories or articles to read. This virtual, informal learning environment is a great way to broaden you knowledge and expand on your ideas.

In this post:

     "Herman "Mogri" Lookout is the master language teacher for the Osage Nation in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

     He's studied the language for forty years and helped revitalize the written portion of it by creating an orthography. Language teachers and experts from all over Native America say that an orthography is a way to reclaim your sovereignty.

     Lookout also worked with developers to create Osage for Unicode. Because of that, Osages all over the world can write and text in the language."

This is amazing, and if it hadn't been for me seeing my friends post, I wouldn't have known about the Unicode for the Osage language. I also did not know the meaning of orthography, so that sent me on a search to learn what it meant.