Communicating, Collaborating, Creating: Online Professional Learning Networks

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Communica)ng, Collabora)ng, Crea)ng:  Online Professional Learning Networks Nirvana Rose Watkins VATE08

What is professional  learning?

What is professional  learning? What kinds of ac3vi3es count as  professional learning?

External or school‐based

Peer coaching and one‐on‐one learning

Group and networked learning

Coﬁno, K ‘Always Learning’: hAp://mscoﬁno.edublogs.org/

How are students today  diﬀerent to when we were kids?

How are students today  diﬀerent to when we were kids? What skills does  the 21st Century  teacher need in  order to engage  them?

informa3on is inﬁnite, aGen3on is ﬁnite

you will re3re long before your students do

visual and cri3cal literacies

students are producers as well as consumers

Coﬁno, K ‘Always Learning’: hAp://mscoﬁno.edublogs.org/

Couros, A. ‘The Networked Teacher’  hAp://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/51035553780@N01/344832591

Tell me, I forget Show me, I remember Involve me, I understand

What is a PLN?

What is a PLN? Like‐minded people in networked online environments  gather together in a PLN

What is a PLN? Like‐minded people in networked online environments  gather together in a PLN They use tools which facilitate communicaXon,  collaboraXon, and creaXon of new products

What is a PLN? Like‐minded people in networked online environments  gather together in a PLN They use tools which facilitate communicaXon,  collaboraXon, and creaXon of new products They are there because they want to learn more about a  speciﬁc topic or about the tools themselves

What is a PLN? Like‐minded people in networked online environments  gather together in a PLN They use tools which facilitate communicaXon,  collaboraXon, and creaXon of new products They are there because they want to learn more about a  speciﬁc topic or about the tools themselves They can become proﬁcient in a suppor3ve environment  before using these tools with students

What is a PLN? Like‐minded people in networked online environments  gather together in a PLN They use tools which facilitate communicaXon,  collaboraXon, and creaXon of new products They are there because they want to learn more about a  speciﬁc topic or about the tools themselves They can become proﬁcient in a suppor3ve environment  before using these tools with students Brings people together in a global context: synchronous  and asynchronous

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Like: text messaging, Facebook “status update”, blogging Social network “Microblogging” - limited to 140 characters

Like: text messaging, Facebook “status update”, blogging Social network “Microblogging” - limited to 140 characters You follow the updates that people write

Like: text messaging, Facebook “status update”, blogging Social network “Microblogging” - limited to 140 characters You follow the updates that people write They can follow what you write

Like: text messaging, Facebook “status update”, blogging Social network “Microblogging” - limited to 140 characters You follow the updates that people write They can follow what you write Useful for:

Like: text messaging, Facebook “status update”, blogging Social network “Microblogging” - limited to 140 characters You follow the updates that people write They can follow what you write Useful for: ~ Asking questions ~

Like: text messaging, Facebook “status update”, blogging Social network “Microblogging” - limited to 140 characters You follow the updates that people write They can follow what you write Useful for: ~ Asking questions ~ ~ Sharing resources ~

Like: text messaging, Facebook “status update”, blogging Social network “Microblogging” - limited to 140 characters You follow the updates that people write They can follow what you write Useful for: ~ Asking questions ~ ~ Sharing resources ~ ~ Finding links to new information ~

Like: text messaging, Facebook “status update”, blogging Social network “Microblogging” - limited to 140 characters You follow the updates that people write They can follow what you write Useful for: ~ Asking questions ~ ~ Sharing resources ~ ~ Finding links to new information ~ ~ Connecting over distances ~

Top 20 Educators to follow Sue Waters: suewaters Jason Arruzza: jarruzza Sue Tapp: sujokat Anne Mirtschin: murcha Sue Wyatt: tasteach Jess McCulloch: jessmcculloch Jo McLeay: jomcleay Angela C: APKC Lucy Barrow: lucybarrow Jenny Luca: jennyluca Colin Warren: colwar Kim Coﬁno: mscoﬁno Chris Betcher: betchaboy Adrienne Michetti: amichetti Dean Groom: deangroom Anne Baird: annieb3525 Helen Otway: helenotway John Larkin: john_larkin Suzie Vesper: suzievesper Warrick Wynne: warrick_w

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Like:YouTube, Facebook, email Social network Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations You can search existing presentations Others can see and comment on your presentations Useful for:

Like:YouTube, Facebook, email Social network Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations You can search existing presentations Others can see and comment on your presentations Useful for: ~ Sharing resources ~

Like:YouTube, Facebook, email Social network Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations You can search existing presentations Others can see and comment on your presentations Useful for: ~ Sharing resources ~ ~ Finding new information ~

Like:YouTube, Facebook, email Social network Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations You can search existing presentations Others can see and comment on your presentations Useful for: ~ Sharing resources ~ ~ Finding new information ~ ~ Connecting over distances ~

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Like: “Favourites”, Filing cabinet, mailing list, Facebook, post- it notes Social network Save your bookmarks using ‘tags’ See everyone else’s bookmarks Subscribe to groups and mailing lists Useful for: ~ Organising resources ~

Like: “Favourites”, Filing cabinet, mailing list, Facebook, post- it notes Social network Save your bookmarks using ‘tags’ See everyone else’s bookmarks Subscribe to groups and mailing lists Useful for: ~ Organising resources ~ ~ Sharing resources ~

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Waters, S. “PLN Yourself!”: http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/Bookmarking

What did you ever get right the very ﬁrst  3me you tried it?

What did you ever get right the very ﬁrst  3me you tried it? From cooking to kissing, it all takes prac3ce, and we  are lucky if we have people around us who will  oblige us and support us in our learning...

What did you ever get right the very ﬁrst  3me you tried it? From cooking to kissing, it all takes prac3ce, and we  are lucky if we have people around us who will  oblige us and support us in our learning... So jump in and give it a try, you can’t FAIL  in a PLN

For more informa3on: nirvana@treehugs.net hGp://soulcradler.edublogs.org hGp://twiGer.com/nrwatkins hGp://slideshare.com/soulcradler hGp://diigo.com/nrwatkins hGp://suewaters.wikispaces.com

Image credits ‘Web Refractions’: www.flickr.com/photos/41864721@N00/289169665 'Introduction to monstering': www.flickr.com/photos/76074333@N00/318034222 ʻTandem Bike: http://flickr.com/photos/pradprathivi/2348766828/ 'We are all connectedʼ: www.flickr.com/photos/77436208@N00/2885783824' ʻModels of Professional Developmentʼ: Cofino, K ʻAlways Learningʼ: http:// mscofino.edublogs.org/ Vatican Museum Spiral Stairs': www.flickr.com/photos/57954193@N00/202549889 'After a hard days work': www.flickr.com/photos/41894175689@N01/170440453 'cosplay (featuring hide)': www.flickr.com/photos/13204988@N00/141960189 'anything is possible': www.flickr.com/photos/38813140@N00/2971923927 ʻuntitled': www.flickr.com/photos/51035602616@N01/3036757 ʻHopscotchʼ: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996620329@N01/2253610527

Communicating, Collaborating, Creating: Online Professional Learning Networks

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