Using Social Media to build a Personal Learning Network
Sue BeckinghamMediaCampNottingham 4
Fitting the right pieces together
Your ‘personal’ choiceSolis and Thom
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Personal Learning
PEOPLE!
Tools
Information
It’s all learning
Formal LearningInformal Learning
Asking and answering questions
Collaborate on projects
Feedback on your work
Inspiration from others
Getting Organised!
RSS Feeds and aggregation
More than just a place to connect with friends.‘Like’ companies too; follow news updates
Remember it’s a dialogue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/khalidalbaih/5653817859
Sir Ken Robinson (2010) RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms
The added social value >
• Enables and provides support for learning• Can increase the effectiveness of learning• Can increase access to learning. • Allows people to connect with each other in
spite of geographical distances• Provides a forum and permission to participate• Complements face to face communication
Adapted from George Siemens http://www.elearnspace.org
Sue Beckingham
@suebecks