building your pln – the how and why of sharing your work
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Building your PLN – the how and why of sharing your work. PLATO workshops, August & September 2012. Introductions. About Regional Support Division, DEECD About this workshop Part 1: Building your PLN – the why and how of sharing your work - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Building your PLN– the how and why of sharing your workPLATO workshops, August & September 2012
Introductions• About Regional Support Division, DEECD
• About this workshop– Part 1: Building your PLN – the why and how of sharing
your work – Part 2: Twitter – a practical guide to sharing online
• Which social networks do you use?
• Do you use Twitter? Use #VicTPL to join the conversation (and follow @innovatehere)
About Professional Learning Networks• Your PLN is all the people and resources you
engage with (online and face to face)
• Build your online PLN like you build your face to face networks: slowly, with respect and passion
• Use your PLN as a resource:– Search for information– Ask questions – Share your projects and ideas
• Sharing online with your PLN is easy!
Why share?• Opportunity to gain feedback• Reflection and professional growth• Collaboration • Promote further sharing and spark more ideas• Celebrate your hard work• Allows others to adapt and enhance your ideas
• Improved outcomes - Ultimately, sharing our ideas will allow the profession to build future practice that is better than the past!
About our online community• History of Innovate Here• Social media is part of a broader comms strategy• What we do
– KISS principle• We use a hub and spoke model
– Our hub is the Innovate Here website– Our spokes are social media platforms:
• Educators’ Guide to Innovation ning community• @innovatehere on Twitter • Ultranet Collaboration Space #143611365
Why is social media so popular?• Timeliness• Reach• Feedback• Learning and reflection• Building momentum• Keeping up with current
news & trends
• Connecting with existing and new networks
• Contributing to a global conversation
• Accessible by anyone, anywhere, any time
• Sending people to your website or other resources and tools
How you can use social media• Do you want to use it for professional or personal
purposes?• In joining the #VicTPL conversation we assume it’s
for professional purposes…
Ask yourself• What is my professional purpose for using
#socmed?• Is this the most appropriate tool for this purpose?• What are the potential risks of using #socmed?• What policies or guidelines does my workplace have
to guide me? (eg: the Dept’s Social Media Guide)
How you could use your PLN/ online community• I have an idea…
– Share on a microblogging platform eg: Twitter– Post on your ACEP page– Share on Ultranet eg: Innovate Here ‘sandpit’ space
• I’ve just started & am looking for feedback/collaborators…– Share on a blog (eg: Global2) or microblog (eg: Twitter)– Share via Ultranet or other ‘private’ community such as a ning
• I’d like to share my project with a small group/my school…– Share via a ning community, a Wiki or collaboration platform– Share with Innovate Here as a case study/ digital story
• I’d like to share my idea with the world…– Nominate yourself as an Innovate Here Innovator of the Month– Any of the above methods & more!
How you can use the Innovate Here website• I’m just getting started…
– Identify a tangible need using the 5 Whys (Getting Started)– Check out quotes, videos and more (Inspire Me)
• I’d like to see what others have done…– Check out Examples of Innovation and Innovator of the Month
• I’m planning a trial… (Planning Your Trial)– Use Innovate Here’s Project Planning guides– Find tools for collecting & evaluating data, managing change
and issues, engaging your community, and accessing support• I’d like to share my idea…
– Check out suggestions of How to Share • I’d like some theory please…
– Check out Leadership for Innovation & the Department’s Innovation Model
Questions?• … Stay tuned for workshop part two: Twitter
• If you would like any further information, please contact:– Innovation mailbox: [email protected] – Karen Dowling: [email protected]– Nyunkia Tauss: [email protected]
• Please follow us on Twitter:– @innovatehere– @DEECD
Twitter– a practical guide to sharing onlinePLATO workshops, August & September 2012
Introductions
• About this workshop– About Twitter & why it is so popular– How you can use Twitter– How to sign up and how to Tweet
• Which social networks do you use?
• Have you downloaded the Twitter app?
About Twitter
• Twitter is a real-time information network of people, ideas, stories and news
• Each post is called a Tweet• Each Tweet is 140 characters long – can include
photos, videos, web links and conversations• You don’t need to have an account to read Twitter• You need to have an account to post or ‘Tweet’• You can access Twitter anywhere, anytime!
Why is Twitter so popular?• Timeliness• Reach• Feedback• Learning and reflection• Building momentum• Keeping up with current
news & trends
• Connecting with existing and new networks
• Contributing to a global conversation
• Accessible by anyone, anywhere, any time
• Sending people to your website or other resources and tools
How you can use Twitter• Do you want to use it for professional or personal
purposes?• In joining the #VicTPL conversation we assume it’s
for professional purposes…
You should ask yourself• What is my professional purpose for using Twitter?• Is this the most appropriate tool for this purpose?• What are the potential risks of using Twitter?• What policies or guidelines does my workplace have
to guide me? (eg: DEECD’s Social Media Guide)
How to Tweet – a brief guide• Use acronyms, abbrevs & short synonyms
– omg, bbq, PLN, we are/ we’re, discussion/ chat • Use clipping
– Short forms of common words (eg, &, etc)– Try removng the vowel, or cuttin non-essent punctuation/ letters
• Use verbs to give a call to action– Check out, read, look at, sign up, find out more
• Use web links– Give people a teaser and the web link for them to read more
• Join an existing conversation & build your following– Hashtag used for this program: #VicTPL– Use the @ symbol to talk to others: @DEECD @innovatehere– Retweet (RT) or Direct Message (DM) others
How to use your Twitter account• Go to your Twitter app or www.twitter.com• Click sign in (or sign up)
– Account: [youraccountname] choose something professional– Password: [yourpassword] choose one you’ll remember!
• Write something in the ‘what’s happening’ Tweet window (or click this button to open a Tweet window)
• Compose your message introduce yourself/ say hello!• Click Tweet to publish your message• Remember:
– Any tweet you post in this window can be seen by anyone!– The only private messages are ‘Direct Messages’
• Tip: use #, @, RT, web links, action verbs…
How you could use Twitter today• Quoting presenters or RT others
– ‘You are what you share’ – Charles Leadbeater #VicTPL– RT @Innovatehere Hello & welcome all at #VicTPL today!
• Asking questions – @innovatehere will preso slides be available after #VicTPL?
• Commenting on presentations– Thanks for the tips on how to use Twitter @innovatehere – I
learned a lot! #VicTPL #innovchat• Sharing relevant things you’ve heard or read
– What do you think of @innovatehere’s suggestions for how to share online? http://bit.ly/HyzLF2 #VicTPL
• Don’t forget: use #VicTPL to join the conversation!
Questions?• If you would like any further information, please
contact:– Innovation mailbox: [email protected]– Karen Dowling: [email protected]– Nyunkia Tauss: [email protected]
• Please follow us on Twitter:– @innovatehere– @DEECD