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Creating a personal learning network
- 1. Creating a Personal Learning Network Brandie Ledford Sac City Public Library January 25, 2012
- 2. Today’s Learning Objectives 1) Decide What a PLN means to you. 2) Find Ways to Set up a PLN that helps you make personal learning easier. 3) Determine when to edit your PLN when it no longer serves your needs.
- 3. What is a PLN?
- 4. Too much information…too little time!
- 5. Types of Online Learning Synchronous = Face to Face or Live E-Learning in Real Time (ex. Adobe Connect, chat, ICN) Semi-synchronous = Using Web 2.0 for communication and sharing (ex. Blogs, wikis, social networking) Asynchronous = Unscheduled and Self-Paced
- 7. 7 ½ Habits for Highly Successful Lifelong Learners 1) Begin with the end in mind – set goals. 2) Accept responsibility for your own learning. 3) View problems as challenges. 4) Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner. 5) Create your own learning toolbox. 6) Use Technology to your advantage. 7) Teach/Mentor others. 7 ½) Play! From: www.cmlibrary.org/public/learning/player.html 2012 Update: See Lori Reed’s site www.lorireed.com, the original creator of the 7 ½ Things.
- 8. Barriers
- 10. 5 Steps to Set up a Personal Learning Network 1) Find Your Tribe! Join a professional network group/ Wiki/Ning in your Town/State/Field of Expertise. 2) Set up a personalized start page like iGoogle and set up an RSS Feed Reader like Google Reader. Set Google Reader to show up on your start page. 3) Find 5 blogs using Google Blogs and subscribe to the RSS feed to start reading them. 4) Begin following 5 microblogs or social network feeds using Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest, StumbleUpon or LinkedIn. Explore social bookmarking. 5) Share what you know! A network is not just reading…you have to contribute. Add to the conversation when you can.
- 11. Find Your Tribe • Iowa Library Services – Classes available on AdobeConnect – Check the C.E. Catalog • ILA & Subdivisions - www.iowalibraryassociation.org/ • ALA - www.ala.org • PLA - http://www.ala.org/pla/ • WebJunction www.webjunction.org (choose “Learning Center”)
- 12. Using iGoogle
- 13. Setting up a Personalized Start Page Opera Speed Dial Netvibes PageFlakes Chrome New Tab iGoogle Speed Dial for Firefox My Yahoo! Schmedley Web Wag
- 14. Finding Favorite Blogs & RSS Feeds • MyYahoo • Newsgator • MyAOL • Bloglines • Netvibes • GoogleReader • Pageflakes
- 18. Share What You Know 100% 80% Lecture Reading 60% Audiovisual Demonstrations 40% Discussion Practice 20% Teaching Others 0% Retention Rate
- 19. Questions?
Notes de l'éditeur
- An Online Learning Strategy to bring new information and ideas right to your inbox/home page/etc.Schools & AEA’s are all helping teachers and even students set up personal home pages to create PLN’s.
- When do we do PD?Is it fun?PD is informal learning that is learner centered.
- Your PLN includes all of these types of online learning.
- Must have a Google Account
- Speed Dial for the InternetBroken down into pods or “gadgets”Each start page has it’s own set of gadgetsSome start page software shows you web pages in a gallery view.
- Guidelines – weed periodically!
- SymbalooDeliciousDiigoDiggPinterest