Nurturing Lifelong Learning with Personal Learning Networks

Buffy J. Hamilton | Ohio eTech Conference | February 2013

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a personal learning network is an organic collection of resources to go to when you want to learn new ideas, strategies, and information

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personal learning networks help us continually compose and construct our own narratives of learning in a collaborative way

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“It takes time and a level of humility to come to terms with the idea that knowledge is…constructed from knowledge distributed across networks…

the ability to learn---how to participate and share knowledge competently in online spaces---has become a necessity. Alison Seaman Human Resource Development practitioner Hybrid Pedagogy blogger

PLN

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Workshops and conferences (F2F and

virtual)

Professional Organizations

Professional Publications (Print and Digital)

Listservs/Email Groups

Social Networks

Facebook

Twitter

Google +

Goodreads/Reading Networks

Virtual Communication

and Online Learning

Skype

Google Hangouts

Webinars

MOOCs

Social Bookmarking/Sharing

and Curation Tools

Diigo, Delicious

Evernote

Storify

Scoop.it

Twitter and Twitter Chats

Google Docs

Blogs

RSS feeds Apps

Video Channels

Photosharing (Flickr, Pinterest)

social media and open networks amplify

possibilities for learning

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Paul Signorelli, “#etmooc as an Example of Connected—Rhizomatic—Learning”

http://bit.ly/14zVMAk

“If you’re discovering that your personal learning network is expanding wonderfully and

unpredictably in an almost viny, plant-like manner, you’re

already engaged in what Dave Cormier calls rhizomatic

learning—a process of learning that mirrors the spreading of

rhizomes so there is no center, just a wonderfully ever-

expanding network of learning connections rooted in creation, collaboration, and the building

of communities of learning.”

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“As a story for learning, it is messy,

unstable and uncertain…In a

sense, participating in the community is

the curriculum.” Dave Cormier, “Trying to Write Rhizomatic Learning

in 300 Words,” http://bit.ly/SeHseB

Who or what is in your personal learning network (PLN)?

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anytime, anywhere learning

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build and customize your network and content

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gain multiple perspectives from many diverse voices

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share and discover ideas while networking with others

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collective construction of knowledge

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Source: Jeff Utecht, “Stages of PLN Adoption”

http://www.thethinkingstick.com/stages-of-pln-adoption/

Immersion

Evaluation

“Know It All”

Perspective

Balance

Tips Explore: It’s not just about knowing how to find experts, co-learners, but about exploration as invitation to serendipitous encounter.

Search – Use tools to find pools of expertise in the fields that interest you.

Follow candidates through RSS, Twitter. Ask yourself over days, weeks, whether each candidate merits continued attention.

Tune your network continually, dropping people who don’t gain sufficiently high interest; adding new candidates.

Feed the people you follow if you come across information that you suspect would interest them.

Engage the people you follow. Be polite, mindful of making demands on their attention. Put work into dialogue if they welcome it. Thank them for sharing.

Inquire of the people you follow, of the people who follow you.. Ask engaging questions – answers should be useful to others

Respond to inquiries made to you.

Source: Chuck Frey, “How to Cultivate a Personal Learning Network: Tips from Howard Rheingold”, http://bit.ly/A2lzDp

foundational frameworks: participatory

learning

participation for

engagement and

networked learning

participation for

professional growth

Educators Students

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part 1: foundational frameworks: participatory learning

relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement

Co-teaching, co-learning; fluidity between roles of novices and experts

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strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others

members feel some degree of social connection with one another

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members believe that their contributions matter

communities formed around content and information literacy standards

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communities formed around passions, interests, wonderings, needs, and curiosity

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a participatory model of learning is scalable to any subject area or age group

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“there is no one size fits all model of participatory learning”

Source: Dale, Jenny, and Lynda Kellam. "The Incredible Embeddable Librarian."Library Media Connection 30.4 (2012): 30-31. Academic Search Complete.

part 2: participation for engagement and networked learning

http://teachweb2.blogspot.com/2010/01/personal-learning-environments-student.html

Connected Learning Principles

Source: http://connectedlearning.tv/connected-learning-principles

Project New Media Literacies: The 5 Characteristics of Participatory Learning (CPLs)

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meaningful

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play

and experimentation

integrated learning space that values connections between home, school, community, and the world

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teachers and students as co-teachers and co-learners

learning that feels relevant

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create conversations for learning via mobile learning

conversations via networked learning with experts around the world

collaborative learning and knowledge building with cloud computing

network, attention

literacy, and

information dashboards

netvibes

netvibes

symbaloo

curation

curation

inquiry, engagement, and collective intelligence face to face

networked learning communities

networked learning communities

participate through blogging and video

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Online Communities

Libraries

After School Programs

Clubs

Other Learning Spaces with

Adult and Peer Mentors

Interests

Peer Culture

Academic

Source: http://dmlhub.net/sites/default/files/ConnectedLearning_report.pdf

Ito, Mizuko, Kris Gutiérrez, Sonia Livingstone, Bill Penuel, Jean Rhodes, Katie Salen, Juliet Schor, Julian Sefton-Green, S. Craig Watkins. 2013. Connected Learning: An Agenda for

Research and Design. Irvine, CA: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub.

Connected

Learning

part 3: participation for professional growth

energize your mind and spirit by plugging into the wisdom of the crowd and growing your personal learning network

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willingness to

grow and

evolve

curious and

inquisitive

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expand your universe

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a sense of play

baby steps are

OK

social learning

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lifelong learner=synergy

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forge your own path for learning

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Q&A

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contact information

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Works Cited Braum, Heather. "Professional Learning Network Plan." Weblog post. Heather Braum EDTECH Learning Log. N.p., 29 July 2011. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. <http://www.heatherbraum.info/edtechlearning/2011/07/29/professional-learning-network-plan/>. Cormier, Dave. "Trying to Write Rhizomatic Learning in 300 Words." Daves Educational Blog. N.p., 13 Dec. 2012. Web. 04 Feb. 2013. <http://davecormier.com/edblog/2012/12/13/trying-to-write-rhizomatic learning-in-300-words/>. Frey, Chuck. "How to Cultivate a Personal Learning Network." Mind Mapping Software Blog How to Cultivate a Personal Learning Network Tips from Howard Rheingold Comments. N.p., 16 Jan. 2012. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. <http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com/personal-learning-network/>. Jenkins, Henry. Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21 st Century. Chicago: MacArthur Foundation, 2006. Digital Media and Learning: MacArthur Foundation. Web. 14 Oct. 2010. <http://digitallearning.macfound.org/ atf/ cf/ %7B7E45C7E0-A3E0-4B89-AC9C E807E1B0AE4E%7D/ JENKINS_WHITE_PAPER.PDF>. -- -. “Critical Information Studies For a Participatory Culture (Part Two).” Confessions of an Aca Fan. N.p., 10 Apr. 2009. Web. 14 Oct. 2010. -- -. “Learning in a Participatory Culture: A Conversation About New Media and Education (Part Three).” - Confessions of an Aca Fan. N.p., 12 Feb. 2010. Web. 14 Oct. 2010. <http://henryjenkins.org/ 2010/ 02/ learning_in_a_participatory_cu.html>.

Works Cited Seaman, Alison. "Personal Learning Networks: Knowledge Sharing as Democracy." Web log post. Hybrid Pedagogy. N.p., 3 Jan. 2013. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/Journal/files/Personal_Learning_Networks.html>. Signorelli, Paul. "#etmooc as an Example of Connected—Rhizomatic—Learning." Weblog post. Building Creative Bridges. N.p., 4 Feb. 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2013. <http://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/etmooc-as-an-example-of-connected- rhizomatic-learning/>. Utecht, Jeff. "Stages of PLN Adoption | The Thinking Stick." Web log post. Stages of PLN Adoption | The Thinking Stick. N.p., 3 Apr. 2008. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. <http://www.thethinkingstick.com/stages-of-pln-adoption/>.