I often begin my workshop on personal learning networks (PLN) for educators by asking these questions: Who is in your learning network? Who do you learn from on a regular basis? Who do you turn to for your own professional development?
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Building the independence of learners through thoughtful uses of technology
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“Personal Learning Networks are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to:
1) set their own learning goals 2) manage their learning; managing both content and process 3) communicate with others in the process of learning and thereby achieve learning goals
Here are some ways that educators are using their PLNs:
- Professional development – learn from content-area specialists
How should you start your personal learning network? What are other teachers doing to learn from one another? Why isn't there a simple and easy-to-implement guide to building your very own PLN? Now there is ... Via Informatics, sofipapadi, Kent Wallén Delete the scoop?
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Excellent in depth article on Twitter as professional learning source - from Brisbane Catholic Education’s Information and Resourcing Centre. "The power of Twitter is that it places the teacher at the centre of a network to which all parts are equally accessible. Teachers who use Twitter can access not only traditional sources of information, but also the expertise and advice of internationally renowned experts from across many fields within and beyond education. Research has identified six ‘common patterns of participation’ for users of Twitter..." Via pru 
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October 19, 2011 5:52 PM
Thank you for sharing our ResourceLink blog post - I'm so thrilled that our work is being shared so widely! Kay Cantwell, Education Officer: Digital Learning, ResourceLink, Brisbane Catholic Education, Qld Australia.
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Check also:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=PLN
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=Education+3.0
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/is-your-professional-development-up-to-date/