personal learning environments and networks for library professionals
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Presentation on Personal Learning Environments and Personal Learning Networks for Library Professionals.TRANSCRIPT
Personal Learning Environments
• Learners Take Control of their own Learning
• Promotes Continuous Learning
• Collaborative and Interactive
• Collection of Resources
• Multiple Spaces and Contexts
• Formal and Informal Combined
Where do you get your information?
• Conferences• Workshops• Websites• Videos• Social
Networks• Books• Apps
Your Learning Experience!
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Personal Learning Networks
• Subset to a PLE
• Inter-personal Connections
• Shares Expertise
• Collaborative
• Social
3 Types of PLN Connections
Face to Face
Video Conferencing
Instant Messages
Synchronous
RSS Feeds
Curated Links
Recordings
Asynchronous
Collaborative Documents
Discussion Boards
Social Media
Semi-synchronous
The 4 Cs to PLNs
Contribute
Communicate
Connect
Curate
What Should You Follow?
Conference Tweets Blog Posts & Comments
Group Discussions
to be a Lurker!
Netiquette Tips• The person on the other side is still human, be nice• Be respectful of the other person’s opinion; do not
engage in a “flame war” –series of angry communications
• Writing in all caps is the Internet equivalent to yelling at someone
• Don’t do or say stuff in the virtual environment that you wouldn’t in real life
However...interaction is the key to success in an online learning environment.
Who do you get your information From?
• Subject Matter Experts
• Trainers• Librarians• Bloggers• Coworkers• Friends• Family
ConnectivismTheoryLearning is a process of creating connections and expanding that network.
Six Degrees of Separation
Everyone in the world can be connected to anyone else in under six ways.
Who Do You Know?
Jennifer Hopwood (Me)
SMRLA Training Coordinator
Kevin Bacon
Gretchen Caserotti
Meridian Library Director
Cen Campbell
LittleeLit Founder
Sam Eddington
ESRL Training Coordinator
Make a
Connection!
Why Does it Matter?
• Soundboard for Ideas
• Source for Answers
• Helps to Keep up with Trends
M i l l e n n i a l C o n n e c t i o n
• Potentially larger workforce than Baby Boomers
• Very comfortable in Networks
• Communicate through Txt Msg, IM, Twitter, Facebook, etc
• Like instant feedback-Franklin Covey’s Leading
Across Generations
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