building a pln - a personal story

Building a Personal Online Learning

Network... a personal story (of course!)

presentation to Introduction to Ed AdminSeptember 20, 2010

by M. Nantais, Brandon University

Who am I?

PLC: Professional Learning Community?

PLN: Personal Learning Network?

PLE: Personal Learning Environment?

CoP: Community of Practice?

VLC: Virtual Learning Community?

Affinity Space?

It is all about CONNECTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/344832659/in/set-72157615129270288/

It is all about CONNECTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/344832659/in/set-72157615129270288/

It is all about CONNECTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/2922421696/in/set-72157615129270288/

Learning is SOCIAL

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/4285018251/

Some hints & precautions

Some hints & precautions

Some hints & precautions

• start slowly ... you do not have to do it all at once!

Some hints & precautions

• start slowly ... you do not have to do it all at once!

• follow some people you know & respect, then grow from there

Some hints & precautions

• start slowly ... you do not have to do it all at once!

• be aware of the “self similar theory”

• follow some people you know & respect, then grow from there

Some hints & precautions

• start slowly ... you do not have to do it all at once!

• be aware of the “self similar theory”

• follow some people you know & respect, then grow from there

• don’t get consumed - it is easy to do! balance!

Some hints & precautions

• start slowly ... you do not have to do it all at once!

• be aware of the “self similar theory”

• follow some people you know & respect, then grow from there

• don’t forget the f2f relationships!

• don’t get consumed - it is easy to do! balance!

Some hints & precautions

• start slowly ... you do not have to do it all at once!

• be aware of the “self similar theory”

• follow some people you know & respect, then grow from there

• don’t forget the f2f relationships!

• don’t get consumed - it is easy to do! balance!

oh yea, one more - keep track of all your passwords !

Contact Info:nantaism@brandonu.ca

@miken_bu

my blogs: http://mnantais.blogspot.com/ http://mnantais.wordpress.com/

http://ictology.blogspot.com/

my ICT wiki: http://sites.google.com/site/ictatbu/Home

I am also on the Faculty of Education NING