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201120921
Professional Learning
Networks
PROFESSIONAL (PERSONAL) LEARNING
NETWORKS
PLN
WHAT IS A PLN?
I asked my PLN and these are some of their
responses:
WHAT IS A PLN?
RESPONSES:
SO HOW DOES A NETWORK HELP ME?
WHAT DOES MY PLN DO FOR ME?
I go to my PLN for many things:
Learn new things
Ask questions
Collaborate
Validation
Camaraderie
Stay in touch with friends
WHERE DO I START?
AND WHO DO I FOLLOW?
FIND NEW CONNECTIONS!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47658930@N00/476481053
•Twitter is a micro-blogging website that allows you to form
your own PLN (Professional/Personal Learning Network)
•When you become "friends" with people with similar
interests, you can share ideas and collaborate with other
teachers from other cities, states, or even countries!
•Plurk is another micro-blogging website that allows you to form
your own PLN (Professional/Personal Learning Network) like
•It is more conversational than Twitter because it allows
conversations to stay threaded
HOW DOES IT WORK?
PLE ARE BASED ON THE IDEA
THAT LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE
IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS AND
SITUATIONS AND WILL NOT BE
PROVIDED BY A SINGLE
LEARNING PROVIDER
THE IDEA OF A PERSONAL
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
RECOGNISES THAT LEARNING IS
CONTINUING AND SEEKS TO
PROVIDE TOOLS TO SUPPORT
THAT LEARNING
USING WHATEVER TOOLS AND
DEVICES WHICH THE LEARNERS
CHOOSE
PLES CAN HELP IN THE
RECOGNITION OF INFORMAL
LEARNING
“THE HEART OF THE CONCEPT OF THE PLE
IS THAT IT IS A TOOL THAT ALLOWS A
LEARNER (OR ANYONE) TO ENGAGE IN A
DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT CONSISTING
OF A NETWORK OF PEOPLE, SERVICES AND
RESOURCES. IT IS NOT JUST WEB 2.0, BUT
IT IS CERTAINLY WEB 2.0 IN THE SENSE
THAT IT IS (IN THE BROADEST SENSE
POSSIBLE) A READ-WRITE APPLICATION.”
Stephen Downes, 2006
PLES ARE NOT ANOTHER
SUBSTANTIATION OF
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY BUT A NEW
APPROACH TO LEARNING
THE PLE WILL CHALLENGE THE
EXISTING EDUCATION SYSTEMS
AND INSTITUTION
THE „PEDAGOGY‟ BEHIND THE PLE – IF IT
COULD BE STILL CALLED THAT – IS THAT IT
OFFERS A PORTAL TO THE WORLD,
THROUGH WHICH LEARNERS CAN
EXPLORE AND CREATE, ACCORDING TO
THEIR OWN INTERESTS AND DIRECTIONS,
INTERACTING AT ALL TIMES WITH THEIR
FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY
A RESPONSE TO PEDAGOGIC APPROACHES WHICH
REQUIRE THAT LEARNER‟S E-LEARNING SYSTEMS
NEED TO BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE LEARNERS
THEMSELVES.
THE PROMISE OF PERSONAL LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS COULD BE TO EXTEND ACCESS TO
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO EVERYONE WHO
WISHES TO ORGANIZE THEIR OWN LEARNING.
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Push
Vs.
Pull
“WRITING FOR THE WEB IS A MATTER OF
CONTINUOUS CONVERSATION RATHER THAN
STATIC PAPER DESIGN.”
POLICIES TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF PLES
ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES OF
PRACTICE AND ENGAGEMENT IN
THOSE COMMUNITIES
DECISIONS OVER FUNDING AND
SUPPORT NEED TO BE TAKEN AS
CLOSE TO PRACTICE AS POSSIBLE
RECOGNIZE DIFFERENT FORMS AND
CONTEXTS OF LEARNING
THE DEVELOPMENT AND
ADOPTION OF NEW PEDAGOGIES
THE CO-SHAPING OF
TECHNOLOGIES BRINGING
TOGETHER TECHIES AND
TEACHERS, ENTERPRISES AND
INSTITUTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Crofut. Sherry, "Professional Learning Networks. http://conference2009.tie2.wikispaces.net/Professional+(Personal)+Learning+Networks. Retrieved 2013/03/15.
Crofut. Sherry, "Professional Learning Networks. http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect. Retrieved 2013/03/15.
Dorman, Jennifer. (Jun 2009) "Power Up Your Professional Learning" http://www.slideshare.net/cliotech/power-up-your-professional-learning-network. Retrieved 2013/03/15.
Hurley, Heather. (Oct 2009) "Spicing up your Professional Network" http://www.slideshare.net/hhurley/spicing-up-your-professional-network. Retrieved 2013/03/14.
Malinka, Ivanova (Apr 2009).”Spicing up your Professional Learning Networks”. http://www.slideshare.net/malinkaiva/from-personal-learning-environment-building-to-professional-learning-network-forming. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
Van Harmelen, Mark (August 2006). "Personal Learning Environments". http://octette.cs.man.ac.uk/jitt/index.php/Personal_Learning_Environments. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
