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In this interactive session Stella Lee and Laura Bechard will introduce you to the concept of a personal learning network and you will walk away with: 1. Strategies you can use to strengthen and deepen your personal learning network 2. Examples of how learning professionals use Twitter and LinkedIn to build their credibility, increase their professional connections and share their expertise with the learning community 3. Your own idea of how to kick-start a spring tune-up for your personal learning network
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Laura BechardDr. Stella Lee
Using your Personal Learning Network (PLN) to Shift your Career to the Next Level
CSTD Calgary – April 15, 2014
Today’s Outline
•Engage in discussions to strengthen and deepen your personal learning network (PLN)
•Examine examples of how learning professionals use Twitter and LinkedIn
•Brainstorm your own ideas on developing a PLN
•Create at least one action step to expand or develop your PLN
Activity 1
What is Personal Learning Network?
A Personal Learning Network (PLN) is an informal learning network that consists of the people a learner interact with and derives knowledge from in a personal learning environment (PLE).
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_learning_network
It is a self-directed learning space; a virtual framework that consists of tools to collect, curate and construct knowledge that is customized to an individual’s learning goals and interests.
http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/how-to-create-a-robust-and-meaningful-personal-learning-network-pln/
What is Personal Learning Environment
(PLE)?
Starting a PLN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSH5TMYlz4
Build Your PLN
• Join a professional social network (i.e. LinkedIn or Ning)
• Read Tweets at Twitter
• Find 3 blogs you find interesting and start reading them
List of Blogs
http://c4lpt.co.uk/resources/social-learning-handbook/workplace-learning-professionals-who-blog-andor-tweet/
Why should you build and expand your PLN?
What tools or techniques do you use to build or develop your PLN right now?
Various Ways to Participate
Lurking
Commenting
Sharing
Contributing
Collaborating
Creating
Lurking is Learning
“Learning is a process. Lurking could be equated to reading, interpreting, synthesizing or augmenting for purposes of gaining further acumen, insight and understanding”
Source: http://www.danpontefract.com/lurking-is-learning/
Group Brainstorming
What are some of the social media tools currently used in your group? With a focus on PLN?
Who to follow
Using Twitter list
Using hashtags (#)
Using Twitter
Twitter Lists
A list is a curated group of Twitter users. You can create your own lists or subscribe to lists created by others.
To Create a List
• Go to your List page. This can be done via the gear icon drop down menu
• Click Create list
• Enter the name of your list, and select it as private or public
• Click Save list
Source: https://support.twitter.com/articles/76460-using-twitter-lists#
Hashtags #
A hashtag is simply a way for people to search for tweets that have a common topic.
Example: If you search on #Education (or #education or #EduCaTion, because it's not case-sensitive), you'll get a list of tweets related to the topic of education.
Using LinkedIn
Join and participate in LinkedIn Groups
Maintain and update your profile regularly
Continue to build your network
Share items with your network
LinkedIn Groups
Maintenance
Growing your PLN also requires tending to the maintenance of it.
Some Trends
• Convergence of social, mobile, analytics and the cloud
• More social tools to choose from: Facebook, Google+, Snapchat, Pinterest, YouTube, Vine, Delicious
Action Planning
By Tuesday, April 22nd, I will _________
Example: By Tuesday, April 22nd, I will invite each of the people at my table to connect with me on LinkedIn
Closing Thoughts
Developing a PLN takes effort and time – yet it is a rewarding activity. You are no longer limited by resources and geography; PLN allows you to connect to other learners and communities around the globe.
Further Resources
How to create a robust and meaningful personal network - http://www.bottomlineperformance.com/elearning-trends-fizzled-elearning-trends-sizzle-2014/
Why (and how) you should create a PLN - http://www.edudemic.com/build-personal-learning-network/
Personal Learning Networks on Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/esheninger/personal-learning-networks/
Thank You!Stella Lee
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @stellal
Academia: http://athabascau.academia.edu/StellaLee
LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/stellal/
Laura Bechard
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @bechardl
LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/laurabechard
