personal learning network
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Personal Learning Network
A Gardener’s Approach to PLNAdapted from David Warlick’s talk on PLN @ iCTLT 2010
Personal Learning Network (PLN)
What is PLN? Why PLN? A Gardener’s approach to PLN?
Imagine…
Children learning from their own Personal Learning Network…
Instead of “Hey Kelly, that boy is cute!” on Facebook
How about, “Hey Kelly, what is the definition of heat ah?”
PLNs are not new!
friends books
television
21st Century PLNs
21st Century PLNs
21st Century PLNs
Old PLNs
My PLN journey
What and Why PLN?
A great way to learn!
Why PLN?
As Master Teachers we need to be Master Learners
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
Chinese Proverb
A Gardener’s Approach to PLN
Recap…
It’s yours, you own it, you create it, you grow it!
A Gardener’s Approach to PLN
Recap…
It’s about being Master Learners. PLN is about the exchange of ideas
A Gardener’s Approach to PLN
Recap…
It’s about building your network of learners…
A Gardener’s Approach to PLN
With Web 2.0, we can virtually explode our network of learners!
A Gardener’s Approach to PLN
Let’s start growing our PLN with…
A thousand miles starts with a single stepA powerful PLN starts with a single follow!
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Let’s get started!!
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Why Education Reform?
A new era is upon us…
Education is boring
A new era is upon us…
School = Tests and Exams?
A new era is upon us…
“If your target audience isn’t listening
to you, it’s not their fault, it’s yours”
Seth Godin
A new era is upon us…
When we blame or ban the technology, we solve our issue temporarily, but we are ignoring the root of the problem.
A new era is upon us…
It’s not about trying to do schools better but trying to do schools different
Stay tuned for more…
PLN Resources
Twitter Blogging – Blogspot Social Bookmarking Creating a PLN with Web 2.0 tools Classroom 2.0 - Website about EdTech