The document describes how the author organizes their personal learning network (PLN). They categorize their PLN into people, digital media, texts, organizations, and calendars. They focus on mentors, colleagues, thought leaders, and record all their professional development including employer, university, volunteer activities, courses, meetings, and workshops. For digital media, they recommend selecting a few favorites to use regularly such as blogs, microblogs, social bookmarks, social networks, and websites. They suggest keeping the PLN simple and doing what works best for the individual learner.

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HowIorganizemy
PLN

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The categories I use are
Decide what works for you
PeopleDigital Media Texts
Organizations Calendars
Curation

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I focus on the people who
influence my work
You decide what works for you
PeopleDigital Media Texts
Organizations Calendar
• mentors
• colleagues
• thought leaders

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I include my resume, certificates
& my DiSC profile
You might include performance
reviews, charts, & drawings
PeopleDigital Media Texts
Organizations Calendar
• mentors
• colleagues
• thought leaders
•books&articles
• goals & plans
• reflections

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I record all my professional
development
Think about your union, sport or
hobby
PeopleDigital Media Texts
Organizations Calendar
• mentors
• colleagues
• thought leaders
•books&articles
• goals & plans
• reflections
• employer
• university
• volunteer

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I include anything with a date
You might include section meetings &
professional development days
PeopleDigital Media Texts
Organizations Calendars
• mentors
• colleagues
• thought leaders
•books&articles
• goals & plans
• reflections
• employer
• university
• volunteer
•courses
• meetings
• workshops

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Tending to my node
Think about the characteristics
your node will have?
PeopleDigital Media Texts
Organizations Calendars
• mentors
• colleagues
• thought leaders
•books&articles
• goals & plans
• reflections
• employer
• university
• volunteer
• courses
• meetings
• workshops
•managing my informationflow
• clarifying my thinking
•deciding what & how I will share
Curation

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This is the biggie!
Pick a few favourites&stick with them.
People
Digital Media
Texts
Organizations Calendars
• mentors
• colleagues
• thought leaders
•books&articles
• goals & plans
• reflections
• employer
• university
• volunteer
• courses
• meetings
• workshops
•managing my information flow
• clarifying my thinking
• deciding what & how I will share
Curation
•blogs
•microblogs
• RSS
•moocs
• presentation apps
• image sharing
• social bookmarks
• social networks
• wikis
•nings
•webinars
• websites

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my suggestion ~ K.I.S.S.
Keep It Simple Sweetheart
Explore & findwhat works for you!
PeopleDigital Media Texts
Organizations Calendars
Curation
my main go-to digital media
• email
•google alerts
•microblog (twitter)
• social bookmarks
(diigo, librarything)

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I recommend . . .
talk with your mentor
use your network
do what makes sense to you
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Harold Jarche’s
Website
www.jarche.com
Will Richardson’s Blog
willrichardson.com
George Siemens'
theory of
Connectivism
www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm

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C
A
B I’m on twitter
@jmc3ualberta
created by
Maureen Crawford
email
jmc3@ualberta.ca