Personal Learning Networks - How can they play a role in your professional development?

Neil Mehta, MBBS, MSAssistant Dean Education Informatics and Technology

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Learning Objectives• Informal Learning

• What is it? • Why is it important?

• Personal Learning Networks• Are they the same as Communities of Practice?• Why are they important?

• Practical Aspects• Personal Journey and recommendations

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Content-centered vs. Problem-centered Learning

Formal vs. Informal Learning

Formal Non-Formal Informal

Informal Learning Intentional Unintentional

Conscious Self-directed Incidental

Unconscious Integrative Tacit (Social)

Elisabeth Bennett Adult Education Research Conference 2012,

Communities of Practice•Shared passion/interest•Share and interact•Get better•Develop identity •Mutual benefit Persistence of group

Etienne Wenger, 1998

Work Teams CoP Networks

FormalStructuredGoal OrientedStrong Ties

InformalUnstructuredOpportunisticWeak TiesNon-Formal and Informal Learning

Traditional Chrysler Car Development Cycle

Design Engineering Manufacturing Sales

Small Cars

Large Cars

Jeep

MinivanBra

kes

Wipers

Examples in Healthcare?Hospitals&Specialists

Health Professions schools&Subject Faculty

Limitations of CoP?

• Author of "The Filter Bubble• How personalized search might be narrowing

our worldview.

Eli Pariser

Connectivism

• Rapidly changing knowledge• Hyper-connected world Downes 2005, Siemens 2006

Twitter

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plnVU4xMaJY

My PLN

NeilANM2010

NL2012

VA2013

AJ2014

Curation of Content

Healthcare Hashtags (Symplur.com)

Twitter Lists

Summary of PLN steps• Find Experts

• Hashtags – conferences/topics• Create lists of people to follow• Communities

• Interact• Comments• Ask/answer questions• Share/Post

• Create • Curate content• Blog, feeds, collections

Thank You!

Neil Mehta, MBBS, MS@Neil_Mehta