What is a Turbine, after all?
Think of water, and picture a turbine--a giant metal contraption with the ability to spin if something is propelled with huge force through it. Water is used to turn the turbine, creating energy. The energy--power, really--is spread all over the world.
The water is me...the student (or you, the student. I'm not biased.) The turbine is this class, or any teachable moment. It is spinning me and my knowledge to power learning all over the world. Really, the water is everyone who wishes to teach others. This doesn't only include teachers. It applies to office managers, retail assistants, social workers, sisters, brothers, parents...volunteers.
(Insert random comment after serious analogy)
This is a shameless plug: GO VOLS!
I go to UT Knoxville, where it bleeds orange, where we are all volunteers...get it?
About the real purpose to this--welcome to my blog! (We will also talk about wikis...and more!) I will come up with crazy analogies, random comments, and ways of bleeding orange while possibly alluding to a song of some sort. This is the life of a musician/music teacher/music student. So sue me. (Alluding to a Guys and Dolls song in which Frank Sinatra sings..."So sue me.")
Wikis--well, they are starting to grow on me. You can use my analogy of a turbine, water, and power to apply it to Wikis. I--the student--am the water (still.) The "turbine" is, therein, the wiki. (Now, you can imagine what the water will be...drumroll...) The WATER will be---KNOWLEDGE! Again! Now, there are a few things that are different. The knowledge is editable...and save-able. Ha. More to come soon!
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