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Professional learning network
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2. SOCIAL-ORIENTED APPLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS - NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS
Professional Networks
Professional network generally refers to a professional
network service, a virtual community that it is focused
on professional interactions instead of social
interactions.
Wikipedia
6. THE POSITIVE SPIRAL OF SOCIAL NETWORKS
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Contribution
Reciprocity
Accumulation
Value
7. ABOUT THE TOOLS THAT ONE CAN USE
The award winning browser
is now available in its third
version, Firefox 3., an d
there are thousands of
extensions to add to its
functionality.
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Cost: Free, Open Source
Available: Download
Platform: Windows, Mac,
Linux
More info:
c4lpt.co.uk/Top100Tools/firefox.html
8. ABOUT THE TOOLS THAT ONE CAN USE (cont)
A web-based reader to
aggregate and manage all
your news and blog (RSS)
feeds in one place.
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Cost: Free
Available: Hosted
More info:
c4lpt.co.uk/Top100Tools/googlereader.html
9. ABOUT THE TOOLS THAT ONE CAN USE (cont)
Use it to have text and voice
message conversations with
others who have Skype on
their computers.
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Cost: Free
Available: Download
Platform: Windows and
Mac
More info:
c4lpt.co.uk/Top100Tools/skype.html
10. SETTING UP YOUR PLN USING TWITTER
Identify people in your yield whose work you admire
Use Twitter’s search engine to find their Twitter
handle
Follow them on Twitter
Expand the list of experts you follow by:
Checking their following/follower lists
Checking RTs to find out who sent the original tweet
Checking out the #follow Friday suggestions
Checking out Twitter lists
14. MORE OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF
THE COURSE AND THINK IN PERSPECTIVE ARE INTERESTED IN:
More professional information
Contact to experts and specialists
They joint to groups with special interests,
Professional networks
They receive professional network services
They can discuss interests
Stay informed
Share knowledge
15. PLE as part of Personal Learning Network and Professional Learning Network
Personal Learning
Environment Personal
Learning
Network
Professional
Learning Network
Receive
professional
network services
Self-arrangement
of network
services
17. AMODELOFPLEBUILDING
RolesActivities
Startpageenvironment
Tools/Services
Processes
Searcher
Assemblator
Learner Researcher
Innovatorof data, information,
knowledge
of subject matter,
technologies, how to
learn
Create
Share
Commu-
nicate
Connect
RSS
feeds,
links
Search
engines
Blogs,
wikis
Feel and
look
Social
book-
marking
Images/
AV
Chat/AV
conference
Email,
forum
Facebook/
Twitter/
Ning
To-do list,
notes,
comments
calendar
Design
learning
strategy
Plan
activities
Perform
activities
Document
results,
analyze
Share
results,
evaluate
Choose
technology/
application
Arrange
environment
Extend/modify
environment
Share
environment/
collaborate
Search
Gather
Aggre-
gate
Productivity
improvement
Customi-
zation
Compo-
nents,
panels,
tabs,
widgets
widgets
Goals,
needs,
interests,
motivation,
problems
Blog,
wiki
18. CONCLUSION
• A model for PLE building is proposed
• The modified Rogers’ model for competence development lifecycle in a
learning network is used in order to be examined the main phases in
competence progress of each student
• Social networks contribute to the processes by which learners meet and
communicate, and pool, share, learn about and reuse their resources,
knowledge and competencies
• PLE building is found to be a core for PLN and PfLN deployment
• The transition from PLE to PfLN is an important step that supports
students to become self-organized and life-long learners
19. REFERENCES
Teigland, R. (2012). Knowledge networking.
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results&user_login=eteigland
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Dorman, J. (2009). Power up your professional learning network.
Available at: http://www.slideshare.net/cliotech/power-up-your-professional-learning-network-
presentation-899214
(Accessed on 15 March 2013)
Hart, J. (2009). Top 100 Tools for Learning Networks.
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Weisgerber, C. (2010). Creating a Personal Learning Network.
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