#lrnchat – insights from a novice

There is a spectrum of ability and fluency that will always exist in Twitter and #lrnchat.

First, I never measure myself against some of the serial “Tweeps” you find here. 🙂 Yes, its very fast paced and one of the tips on TweetChat is – don’t try to read them all…you can’t really do it anyway.

Yes, I had thoughts to tweet during the flow …some I popped on there …others I felt I missed the “movement” and refrained. Thats OK. I would say I am still a heavy lurker here – I take more than I give and I’m alright with that. I later work to spread or use the ideas afterward (at work, with my own network).

I think the beauty is that #lrnchat is kind of a microcasm of Social Learning as a whole. People come and go, dip in the (knowledge) stream for a few minutes, dip out again. People came late as well. Treat it this way and you’ll find more peace with it. For me, again I am 85% a lurker, 15% a contributer. I see a great tweet with a link… I click the link and skim it (therefore I am no longer in #lrnchat) if I like it- I bookmark it for later reading and return to #lrnchat.

When I see a new question I formulate a thought, maybe tweet it …most of the time I don’t. Many times I see a really profound tweet and I decide I want to add that author to those I follow as I hope he/she will add to my growing knowledge outside of #lrnchat as I find they likely blog as well as tweet.

Treat it like a stream filed with knowledge and insight. dip a toe in today …a leg in next time. Regardless it always leaves me refreshed.

Mark

Mark

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Mark Britz is an organizational social designer, author, speaker, and consultant who helps companies develop systems for the culture they need to scale their business without losing the things that make it special. Mark facilitates this shift through his workshops, speaking engagements, and leadership coaching.

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