Networked Learning 2011 CO-TLI

Networked Learning

• Website

• eLearning

• Course Management

• Training

Moodle

• Website

• Collaboration

• Organization/Planning

• Training

Wikis

Hansel & Gretel

The Personal & Professional Learning Network (PLN)

THE BIG IDEA

Social media has allowed people to communicate important messages through powerful real-time images (Japan earthquake 2011, Osama bin Laden 2011). With Twitter,

Facebook, and YouTube alone we have the ability to spread a message and connect to an audience of millions worldwide.

Can a purposeful & practical message on education & community based outcomes be

spread in this same way?

Without question!! It’s all about Networked Learning.

What is anyway

Communication – Connection – Conversation

Follow others messages

One Message - Many People

in 140 Characters or less

Online Messaging Service

The Essential Question

What’s happening?

Let’s reframe the question…

…in Education…in Special Education

…in Transition…in Assistive Technology

So, what can twitter do for me?

• Connect me with those doing similar work and who share my interests.

• Connect me to current trends and research in transition & beyond.

• Connect me with my colleagues.

• Connect me with the community.

Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in

such a way so as to support one another's learning.

Links to research

Links to resources

Tips & Tricks

“Real Time” (Instant) CommunicationParents Students Colleagues District Community

Twitter Terminology

Tweet

Follow

Mention

Retweet (RT)

Direct Message (DM)

Hashtag (#)

In the end…

It’s not so much about this

It’s about this

Matt Vannice

Thompson School DistrictEmail: matthew.vannice@thompsonschools.org