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Social Media for Social Learning:Developing Your Professional Learning Network

Caren Levine [email protected]: DarimOnline, jlearn20

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How do you define a PLN?

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A few definitions… (it’s all personal…)

A PLN is a system for lifelong learning - Judith Epcke and Scott Meech http://bit.ly/fAgI9T

a group of people who can guide your learning, point you to learning opportunities, answer your questions, and give you the benefit of their own knowledge and experience. - Daniel R. Tobin http://bit.ly/fZkDXl

Personal Learning Networks consist of the people a learner interacts withand derives knowledge from in a Personal Learning Environment. An important part of this concept is the theory of connectivism developed by George Siemens and Stephen Downes. Learners create connections and develop a network that contributes to their professional development and knowledge.[1] The learner does not have to know these people personally or ever meet them in person.[2] - Wikipedia http://bit.ly/ebSzjG

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Social Learning

• “Free range learning”• PLUS social media

Cross et al: Working Smarter

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Credit: Alec Couros

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Credit: Alec Couros

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Connected Learning:Personal Learning Networks

Social learningPeer to peerSelf-organizing around interestsCustomizable

Learning environmentsConference callsWebinarsBlogs, Wikis, TwitterSocial networksIM, SkypeElearning platforms, immersive (virtual) worlds, mobile

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David Warlick: http://bit.ly/i30DnO

One Man’s Ecosystem

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Personal Learning Networks: Professional Learning in the Connected Age

• Listening, pulse taking• Find others with similar interests• Engage with others; influencers• Crowdsource – ask your community• Contribute to professional network• Grow your reputation in a field• Develop new skills, learn the culture• Become a resource for your community• Model for your students and colleagues• ….What’s YOUR rationale?

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Who’s In YOUR PLN?

What’s YOUR ecosystem?

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Why Social Bookmark?

Personal Learning Network• Information organizer• Repository - resources stored online (archives)• Identify like-minded people• Identify additional resources• Develop personal library of online resources

Community Learning Network• Information gathering and knowledge sharing• Create community resource lists• Develop community library / network of online resources• Subscribe to community “tags”

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http://www.delicious.com/jlearn2.0

Putting the Social in BookmarkingWhere it Gets Interesting…

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You Are Not AloneCreate a Network

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Tag – You’re It!Subscribe to Tags (key words)

Follow “key words” on delicious

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Home DeliveryInformation Delivered to Your Doorstep

Feed – notification of updated content

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Getting Organized:Aggregators and RSS Feeds

Google Alerts

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Why Social Network?

• Personal Learning Network• Maintain relationships with friends

and colleagues• Develop new connections and

contacts• “Strength of weak ties” – infusion

of new ideas and innovations• Ambient awareness; listening;

other ways of knowing

• Community Learning Network• Maintain relationships with current,

future, and former members• Develop potential relationships

and members• Collaboration and problem solving• Social capital – active connections• Make the invisible or implicit,

visible or explicit• “Strength of weak ties” - – infusion

of new ideas and innovations• “Pull” – people and resources as

needed; networks based on passions and interests

• Ambient awareness; listening; other ways of knowing

Credit: Patti Anklam, Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World

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http://bit.ly/falvud

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## Hashtags ##

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Lists: Create and Follow

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Telling Your Story: Twitter Example

Profile “Brand You”• Choose your Twitter ID/ handle (not too long)• Bio in 160 characters (“personal haiku;” elevator pitch)• Link to your blog, website, LinkedIn profile, cv

– Add Twitter ID to email signature, business cards, blogs, etc.

Visual Narrative• Profile picture• Customize your background

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Telling Your Story

Voice and Action• Casual• Establish credibility and trust• Reciprocity, attribution, value• Determine audience, goals• Listen• Learn from others• Practice, experiment, be playful

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Strategies: Creating Your Network

• Curating and serendipity• Embrace diversity• “Circle of the Wise”

Beth Kanter: http://bit.ly/gKLxuz

Flickr credit: cobalt123

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Strategies: Network Weaving

• Connecting• Sharing resources and ideas• Identifying patterns and gaps• Modeling

Flickr credit: weesen

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Strategies: Time

http://bit.ly/fJHqSt Credit: Aliza Sherman

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Strategies: TimeAliza Sherman’s 15 Minute Twitter Strategy

• 5 Minutes: Listen, Retweet• 5 Minutes: Listen, Respond• 5 Minutes: Promote, With Care

http://bit.ly/hmp4yyFlickr credit: alancleaver

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You Rung? What’s Your Style?

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What are YOUR next steps?

What would YOU like to try?

What’s YOUR PLaN?


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