Ohio eTech Conference 2013

1. Nurturing Lifelong
Learning with
Personal Learning
Networks
Buffy J. Hamilton | Ohio eTech Conference | February 2013
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2. a personal learning network is an organic
collection of resources to go to when you want to
learn new ideas, strategies, and information
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3. personal learning networks help us continually
compose and construct our own narratives of
learning in a collaborative way
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4. “It takes time and a level of humility to come to
terms with the idea that knowledge
is…constructed from knowledge distributed
across networks…
the ability to learn---how to
participate and share knowledge
competently in online spaces---has
become a necessity.
Alison Seaman
Human Resource Development practitioner
Hybrid Pedagogy blogger

5. Workshops and
conferences (F2F and
virtual)
PLN Nodes Professional Organizations
Professional Publications
(Print and Digital)
Listservs/Email Groups

6. Virtual Social
Social Networks Communication Bookmarking/Sharing
and Online Learning and Curation Tools
Facebook Skype Diigo, Delicious
Twitter Google Hangouts Evernote
Google + Webinars Storify
Goodreads/Reading
MOOCs Scoop.it
Networks

7. Twitter and
Twitter Chats
Photosharing
Google Docs
(Flickr, Pinterest)
Video Channels Blogs
Apps RSS feeds

8. social media and open networks amplify
possibilities for learning
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10. “If you’re discovering that your
personal learning network is
expanding wonderfully and
unpredictably in an almost viny,
plant-like manner, you’re
already engaged in what Dave
Cormier calls rhizomatic
learning—a process of learning
that mirrors the spreading of
rhizomes so there is no center,
just a wonderfully ever-
expanding network of learning
connections rooted in creation,
collaboration, and the building
of communities of learning.”
Paul Signorelli, “#etmooc as an Example
of Connected—Rhizomatic—Learning”
http://bit.ly/14zVMAk
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11. “As a story for
learning, it is messy,
unstable and
uncertain…In a
sense, participating
in the community is
the curriculum.”
Dave Cormier, “Trying to Write Rhizomatic Learning
in 300 Words,”
http://bit.ly/SeHseB

12. Who or what is in your
personal learning
network (PLN)?

13. https://voicethread.com/share/819352/

14. anytime, anywhere learning
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15. build and customize your network and
content
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16. gain multiple perspectives from many
diverse voices
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17. share and discover ideas while
networking with others
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18. collective construction of knowledge
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19. Immersion
Evaluation
“Know It All”
Perspective
Balance
Source: Jeff Utecht, “Stages of PLN Adoption”
http://www.thethinkingstick.com/stages-of-pln-adoption/

20. Explore: It’s not just about knowing how to find experts, co-learners,
Tips but about exploration as invitation to serendipitous encounter.
Search – Use tools to find pools of expertise in the fields that interest
you.
Follow candidates through RSS, Twitter. Ask yourself over days, weeks,
whether each candidate merits continued attention.
Tune your network continually, dropping people who don’t gain
sufficiently high interest; adding new candidates.
Feed the people you follow if you come across information that you
suspect would interest them.
Engage the people you follow. Be polite, mindful of making demands
on their attention. Put work into dialogue if they welcome it. Thank
them for sharing.
Inquire of the people you follow, of the people who follow you.. Ask
engaging questions – answers should be useful to others
Respond to inquiries made to you.
Source: Chuck Frey, “How to Cultivate a Personal Learning Network: Tips from Howard Rheingold”, http://bit.ly/A2lzDp

21. foundational participation participation
frameworks: for for
participatory engagement professional
learning and growth
networked
learning

22. Educators Students
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23. part 1:
foundational
frameworks:
participatory
learning

25. relatively low barriers to artistic
expression and civic engagement

26. Co-teaching, co-learning; fluidity between
roles of novices and experts

27. strong support for creating and sharing one’s
creations with others
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28. members feel some degree of social
connection with one another
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29. members believe that their contributions
matter
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30. communities formed around content and
information literacy standards
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31. communities formed around passions,
interests, wonderings, needs, and
curiosity
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32. Hear Dr. Wesch’s TED Talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaAHv4UTI8 CC image via http://bit.ly/r8oa8n

33. a participatory model of learning is
scalable to any subject area or age group
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34. “there is no one size fits all model of
participatory learning”
Source: Dale, Jenny, and Lynda Kellam. "The Incredible Embeddable Librarian."Library Media Connection 30.4 (2012): 30-31. Academic Search Complete.
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35. part 2:
participation
for
engagement
and
networked
learning

36. http://teachweb2.blogspot.com/2010/01/personal-learning-
environments-student.html

38. Connected Learning Principles
Source: http://connectedlearning.tv/connected-learning-principles

39. Project New Media Literacies: The 5 Characteristics of Participatory Learning
(CPLs)
Source: http://playnml.wikispaces.com/PLAY!+Framework

40. meaningful
play
and experimentation
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41. integrated learning space that values
connections between home, school,
community, and the world

42. teachers and students as co-teachers and
co-learners
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43. learning that feels relevant
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44. opportunities to create and solve
problems
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45. create
conversations
for learning
via mobile
learning

46. conversations via networked learning with
experts around the world

47. collaborative learning and knowledge building
with cloud computing

50. network,
attention
literacy,
and
information
dashboards

51. netvibes

52. netvibes

53. symbaloo

54. curation

55. curation

56. inquiry, engagement, and collective
intelligence face to face

57. networked learning communities

58. networked learning communities

59. participate through blogging and
video
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62. Online
Libraries
Communities
After School
Clubs
Programs
Other Learning
Spaces with
Adult and Peer
Mentors

63. Connected
Learning
Interests
Peer
Academic
Culture
Source: http://dmlhub.net/sites/default/files/ConnectedLearning_report.pdf
Ito, Mizuko, Kris Gutiérrez, Sonia Livingstone, Bill Penuel, Jean Rhodes, Katie Salen, Juliet Schor, Julian Sefton-Green, S. Craig Watkins. 2013. Connected Learning: An Agenda for
Research and Design. Irvine, CA: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub.

64. part 3:
participation
for
professional
growth

65. energize your mind and spirit by plugging into
the wisdom of the crowd and growing your
personal learning network
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87. willingness to
grow and
evolve CC image via
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88. curious and
inquisitive
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89. expand your universe
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90. a sense of play
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91. baby
steps are
OK

92. social learning
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93. lifelong learner=synergy
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94. forge your own path
for learning
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96. Q&A
Q&A
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97. contact information
buffy.hamilton@gmail.com
http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com
http://buffyjhamilton.wordpress.com
Twitter: @buffyjhamilton

98. Works Cited
Braum, Heather. "Professional Learning Network Plan." Weblog post. Heather Braum EDTECH Learning
Log. N.p., 29 July 2011. Web. 22 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.heatherbraum.info/edtechlearning/2011/07/29/professional-learning-network-plan/>.
Cormier, Dave. "Trying to Write Rhizomatic Learning in 300 Words." Daves Educational Blog. N.p., 13 Dec.
2012. Web. 04 Feb. 2013. <http://davecormier.com/edblog/2012/12/13/trying-to-write-rhizomatic
learning-in-300-words/>.
Frey, Chuck. "How to Cultivate a Personal Learning Network." Mind Mapping Software Blog How to
Cultivate a Personal Learning Network Tips from Howard Rheingold Comments. N.p., 16 Jan. 2012.
Web. 22 Jan. 2013. <http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com/personal-learning-network/>.
Jenkins, Henry. Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21 st
Century. Chicago: MacArthur Foundation, 2006. Digital Media and Learning: MacArthur Foundation.
Web. 14 Oct. 2010. <http://digitallearning.macfound.org/atf/cf/%7B7E45C7E0-A3E0-4B89-AC9C
E807E1B0AE4E%7D/JENKINS_WHITE_PAPER.PDF>.
-- -. “Critical Information Studies For a Participatory Culture (Part Two).” Confessions of an Aca Fan. N.p.,
10 Apr. 2009. Web. 14 Oct. 2010.
-- -. “Learning in a Participatory Culture: A Conversation About New Media and Education (Part Three).”
- Confessions of an Aca Fan. N.p., 12 Feb. 2010. Web. 14 Oct. 2010.
<http://henryjenkins.org/2010/02/learning_in_a_participatory_cu.html>.

99. Works Cited
Seaman, Alison. "Personal Learning Networks: Knowledge Sharing as Democracy." Web log post. Hybrid
Pedagogy. N.p., 3 Jan. 2013. Web. 15 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/Journal/files/Personal_Learning_Networks.html>.
Signorelli, Paul. "#etmooc as an Example of Connected—Rhizomatic—Learning." Weblog post. Building
Creative Bridges. N.p., 4 Feb. 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2013.
<http://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/etmooc-as-an-example-of-connected-
rhizomatic-learning/>.
Utecht, Jeff. "Stages of PLN Adoption | The Thinking Stick." Web log post. Stages of PLN Adoption | The
Thinking Stick. N.p., 3 Apr. 2008. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. <http://www.thethinkingstick.com/stages-of-pln-
adoption/>.