7. WHAT DOES MY PLN DO FOR ME?
I go to my PLN for many things:
Learn new things
Ask questions
Collaborate
Validation
Camaraderie
Stay in touch with friends
11. •Twitter is a micro-blogging website that allows you to form
your own PLN (Professional/Personal Learning Network)
•When you become "friends" with people with similar
interests, you can share ideas and collaborate with other
teachers from other cities, states, or even countries!
12. •Plurk is another micro-blogging website that allows you to form
your own PLN (Professional/Personal Learning Network) like
Twitter
•It is more conversational than Twitter because it allows
conversations to stay threaded
15. PLE ARE BASED ON THE IDEA
THAT LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE
IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS AND
SITUATIONS AND WILL NOT BE
PROVIDED BY A SINGLE
LEARNING PROVIDER
16. THE IDEA OF A PERSONAL
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
RECOGNISES THAT LEARNING IS
CONTINUING AND SEEKS TO
PROVIDE TOOLS TO SUPPORT
THAT LEARNING
18. PLES CAN HELP IN THE
RECOGNITION OF INFORMAL
LEARNING
19. “THE HEART OF THE CONCEPT OF THE PLE
IS THAT IT IS A TOOL THAT ALLOWS A
LEARNER (OR ANYONE) TO ENGAGE IN A
DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT CONSISTING
OF A NETWORK OF PEOPLE, SERVICES AND
RESOURCES. IT IS NOT JUST WEB 2.0, BUT
IT IS CERTAINLY WEB 2.0 IN THE SENSE
THAT IT IS (IN THE BROADEST SENSE
POSSIBLE) A READ-WRITE APPLICATION.”
Stephen Downes, 2006
20. PLES ARE NOT ANOTHER
SUBSTANTIATION OF
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY BUT A NEW
APPROACH TO LEARNING
21. THE PLE WILL CHALLENGE THE
EXISTING EDUCATION SYSTEMS
AND INSTITUTION
22. THE „PEDAGOGY‟ BEHIND THE PLE – IF IT
COULD BE STILL CALLED THAT – IS THAT IT
OFFERS A PORTAL TO THE WORLD,
THROUGH WHICH LEARNERS CAN
EXPLORE AND CREATE, ACCORDING TO
THEIR OWN INTERESTS AND DIRECTIONS,
INTERACTING AT ALL TIMES WITH THEIR
FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY
23. A RESPONSE TO PEDAGOGIC APPROACHES WHICH
REQUIRE THAT LEARNER‟S E-LEARNING SYSTEMS
NEED TO BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE LEARNERS
THEMSELVES.
24. THE PROMISE OF PERSONAL LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS COULD BE TO EXTEND ACCESS TO
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO EVERYONE WHO
WISHES TO ORGANIZE THEIR OWN LEARNING.
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26. “WRITING FOR THE WEB IS A MATTER OF
CONTINUOUS CONVERSATION RATHER THAN
STATIC PAPER DESIGN.”