Creating Personal Learning Networks Deirdre Bonnycastle Clinical Teaching Development College of Medicine University of Saskatchewan

Deirdre Bonnycastle

Clinical Teaching Development

College of Medicine

University of Saskatchewan

Humans are Tool Users © Edupic colouring books

We Teach Our Children By Using Tools © Edupic colouring books

Connectivism Underpinnings People learn through their connections to other people, places and ideas. © Edupic colouring books

People learn

through their

connections

to other

people,

places and

ideas.

Definitions PLE Personal Learning Environment PLN Personal Learning Networks

PLE

Personal Learning Environment

PLN

Personal Learning Networks

At a higher education level, the focus shifts from learning foundational skills to participating in and contributing to the expansion of knowledge. - George Siemens “Connectivism”

At a higher education level,

the focus shifts from learning

foundational skills to

participating in and contributing

to the expansion of knowledge.

- George Siemens “Connectivism”

My participation in the expansion of knowledge Blogs Ning Wikis Twitter

My contribution to the expansion of knowledge Active Learning Blog Carnival 2,256 readers since November Medical Education Wiki 100 Members Twitter 400 Followers

Active Learning Blog Carnival

2,256 readers since November

Medical Education Wiki

100 Members

Twitter

400 Followers

Your Stories

Issues Too Many Choices

Too Much Information

What do I want to learn more about? Ask Yourself

What do I want to

learn more about?

Getting Started Start Small Twitter between you and two colleagues Check out http://twitter4teachers.pbwiki.com/

Start Small

Twitter between you and two colleagues

Check out

http://twitter4teachers.pbwiki.com/

K-12 follow @coolcatteacher @edtechcowgirl @angelamaiers http://www.twibes.com/group/k12Ed Higher Ed follow @gsiemens @courosa @scopecommunity @downes @mwesch

K-12 follow

@coolcatteacher @edtechcowgirl

@angelamaiers

http://www.twibes.com/group/k12Ed

Higher Ed follow

@gsiemens @courosa @scopecommunity

@downes @mwesch

Getting Started Read The Active Learning Blog Carnival http://activelearningcarnival.blogspot.com/ Pick one or two of the blogs you like and follow them Learn to use RSS feeds and get Google Reader Get a Google Alert feed http:// www.google.com/alerts?hl = en&gl =

Read The Active Learning Blog Carnival http://activelearningcarnival.blogspot.com/

Pick one or two of the blogs you like and follow them

Learn to use RSS feeds and get Google Reader

Get a Google Alert feed

http:// www.google.com/alerts?hl = en&gl =

Getting Started Open a personal diigo account http://www.diigo.com/index Find others to share resources with Join a diigo group like K-12Librarians o r Images4Education

Open a personal diigo account

http://www.diigo.com/index

Find others to share resources with

Join a diigo group like K-12Librarians

o r Images4Education

Getting Started Join a NING Group Images4Education http://images4education.ning.com/ Classroom 2.0 http://www.classroom20.com/ Future of Education http://www.futureofeducation.com/ Join a Moodle Group Integrating Technology http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd/ SCoPE http://scope.bccampus.ca/

Join a NING Group

Images4Education

http://images4education.ning.com/

Classroom 2.0

http://www.classroom20.com/

Future of Education

http://www.futureofeducation.com/

Join a Moodle Group

Integrating Technology

http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd/

SCoPE

http://scope.bccampus.ca/

What do I know that I might want to share? Ask Yourself

What do I know that

I might want to

share?

Sharing what you know Write a blog Contribute to a wiki Teach an online course for teachers Create an online course for teachers Create a NING for your discipline Tweet ????

Write a blog

Contribute to a wiki

Teach an online course for teachers

Create an online course for teachers

Create a NING for your discipline

Tweet

????

Quotes @redstarvip: Give away everything you know, and more will come back to you @peasandqs PLNs end the isolation felt in small school divisions. I am part of a greater "whole".

@redstarvip: Give away everything you know, and more will come back to you

@peasandqs PLNs end the isolation felt in small school divisions. I am part of a greater "whole".