In looking at this Mind Map of my connections there are some interesting patterns that I notice. First my learning has changes and my networking has evolved with it. Most of my learning is now internet based and many of the connections I use to influence and facilitate that learning are network dependant. Although that is probably expected with the nature of Walden's learning platform it is a far cry from the way I learned in my undergrad days at a brick and mortar university. Secondly, in my professional network there are numerous technologies which I use to connect to my students and fellow colleagues. I use a lot of technology in my teaching craft but I did not realize how much was intertwined with technology until completing this mind map. Digitial tools that work best for me are those which allow me to take in new knowledge and apply it to my goal or craft and when posed with new questions I now use my constant connectivity to help verify and craftt any responses I might have.