If you read my blog post, The Bad Beginning, you are probably familiar with the struggles I was facing as a novice learner learning how to execute the card shuffling trick, bridge. However, Gee (2013) argues that diversity expands possibilities for new discoveries. Therefore, I have expanded my possibilities for learning by exploring and researching a variety of networks. Check out my NLP Tracker which consists of the many networks I have explored throughout my network learning experience.
I have explored Youtube, Reddit, and a Help Forum which consist of many of the same tips and steps for learning bridge. At first, I was having difficulty shuffling the cards with the split deck facing each other. I was attempting to shuffle the cards by matching up the corners because I had difficulty shuffling the cards any other way. However, this was causing all sorts of problems! The cards were not shuffling properly, I did not have a good grip, I was displacing the wrong amount of pressure...it was simply “bad.” After exploring other networks such as Reddit and the help forum, The Magic Cafe, I could relate to many of the same issues other novices were expressing. Therefore, I began to practice shuffling the cards face to face on a table top surface with the correct hand placement. I am slowly getting there! Shuffling the cards face to face rather than attempting to shuffle by matching up the corners has made a HUGE difference. Now that I have made gains in shuffling, I am ready to tackle perfecting the bridge. The most widely given piece of advice across networks is...practice! We’ve all heard it before, “Practice Makes Perfect” and quarantine has given me sufficient time to continue to practice!
References:
DeVoursney J. (2020, May 27). The Bad Beginning. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/_IWkwbB0M- DeVoursney J. (2020). Practice Makes Perfect: Shuffling. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/5GphqG97Ndo DeVoursney J. (2020). NLP Shuffling. [Video]. Boomerang. https://youtu.be/wYgBj0DXQSI Gee J.P. (2017). Affinity Spaces and 21st Century Learning. Educational Technology. http://www.jstor.org.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/stable/44430520 Comments are closed.
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