Personal Learning Environments … so what can social networks do for you? Dave Melone EPSY556: Analysis of Advanced Instructional Technologies November 18, 2008

this isn’t about technology, mostly “ PLE (Personal Learning Environments) is a verb, not a noun. ‘PLE’ is something you do, not something you have. It’s an action, not a thing. It’s a way of interacting with others, not a way of ‘getting personalized learning.’ You can’t go out and set up your PLE. You are part of your PLE. You have it already. You can’t seek to personalize your learning - if your learning isn’t already personalized, you’re not learning.” - D’Arcy Norman As teachers, it’s our business to not only teach, but also be constantly learning. http://flickr.com/photos/aarrgh/2110535889/

“ PLE (Personal Learning Environments) is a verb, not a noun. ‘PLE’ is something you do, not something you have. It’s an action, not a thing. It’s a way of interacting with others, not a way of ‘getting personalized learning.’ You can’t go out and set up your PLE. You are part of your PLE. You have it already. You can’t seek to personalize your learning - if your learning isn’t already personalized, you’re not learning.” - D’Arcy Norman

so if we are still learning, then…? “ New technologies are not necessarily replacing existing approaches; instead, they are enlarging the range of options for learners. We’re not doing away with email. Or even learning management systems. We’re adding blogs, wikis, social networking, virtual worlds, and numerous other technologies to current practices. And that’s exactly how it should be.” - George Siemens Only the technology is new, old ideals and traditions are finding new ways to be expressed. http://flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/404321726/

“ New technologies are not necessarily replacing existing approaches; instead, they are enlarging the range of options for learners. We’re not doing away with email. Or even learning management systems. We’re adding blogs, wikis, social networking, virtual worlds, and numerous other technologies to current practices. And that’s exactly how it should be.” - George Siemens

look around who do you work with everyday? PLEs are essentially people-to-people, whether it is between a student or boss, whether they sit in front of you are are posting to the internet from the other side of the world… … the connection can be a handshake or a blog comment, the point is that there IS a connection. http://flickr.com/photos/krikit/2801572237/

who do you work with everyday?

knock knock Professional conferences? Work colleagues? Parents? Do they have blogs, profiles? Keep those business cards If you only have a name, search for them online.

Professional conferences?

Work colleagues?

Parents?

Do they have blogs, profiles?

Keep those business cards

If you only have a name, search for them online.

make it work social networking search for your own interests: professional and personal add yourself to groups avoid becoming a lurker/wallflower WikEd Artifact: http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Social_Networking_Technology_in_Education Did you create something? Post the URL everywhere and invite comments/criticisms/questions. Ask some of your own. }

social networking

search for your own interests: professional and personal

add yourself to groups

avoid becoming a lurker/wallflower

post and tag content anything: pictures, blog entries, bookmarks repost, trackback, remix, and tag O pen E ducation R esources: http://www.oercommons.org/ WebQuest.org TeacherTube.com ePortfolios Blog entries comment, rate, share http://flickr.com/photos/agit-prop/2529683679/

content

anything: pictures, blog entries, bookmarks

repost, trackback, remix, and tag

O pen E ducation R esources: http://www.oercommons.org/

WebQuest.org

TeacherTube.com

ePortfolios

Blog entries

comment, rate, share

enmesh yourself feed post tag Use feedreaders to distill the information you want or need. Browse smart using browser plugins and social bookmarking services to browse “people-generated” links. NetVibes , Delicious , Flock photographer? – Flickr amateur bird-watching enthusiast? – Wiki bookmarking fiend? – delicious powerpoint jockey? – slideshare, Ustream a writer? – blog curious and have a question – comment! It is our responsibility to tag, categorize, and build the new taxonomy of learning. The new Dewey decimal system is grassroots, 2.0, and becoming a mess! Are you a

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rinse and repeat PLEs are less about what you use, than how you use it. So far, the only real requirement of a PLE is that you participate and grow it so that others can too. The CTER program has been all about building our PLEs all along, keeping them together and enhancing our own learning and extending it to others. http://flickr.com/photos/14635084@N06/3036888669/

cited Norman, D. (2008) . defining ple, D’Arcy Norman Dot Net., Retrieved October 29, 2008 from http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/10/29/defining-ple/ Melone, D. (2008) Social Networking Technology in Education. WikEd., Retrieved November 17, 2008 from http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Social_Networking_Technology_in_Education . Wiki entry. Siemens, G. (2008). Social Networks, the Next Educational Tool?, elearnspace. Retrieved October 31, 2008 from http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2008/03/05/ple-nominalism/ “ PLE Workshop: edtechpost.” (2008). Retrieved November 12, 2008 from http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+workshop Wilson, S., et al. (2008). PLE as conceptual intervention , the personal learning environments blog. Retrieved November 17, 2008 from http://zope.cetis.ac.uk/members/ple Thanks to Flickr users: laffy4k , aarrgh , krikit , agit-prop , and my own: cleo5678 Web graph of http://wwwithaq.net generated at Websites as Graphs: http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/

Norman, D. (2008) . defining ple, D’Arcy Norman Dot Net., Retrieved October 29, 2008 from http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/10/29/defining-ple/

Melone, D. (2008) Social Networking Technology in Education. WikEd., Retrieved November 17, 2008 from http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Social_Networking_Technology_in_Education . Wiki entry.

Siemens, G. (2008). Social Networks, the Next Educational Tool?, elearnspace. Retrieved October 31, 2008 from http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2008/03/05/ple-nominalism/

“ PLE Workshop: edtechpost.” (2008). Retrieved November 12, 2008 from http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+workshop

Wilson, S., et al. (2008). PLE as conceptual intervention , the personal learning environments blog. Retrieved November 17, 2008 from http://zope.cetis.ac.uk/members/ple

Thanks to Flickr users: laffy4k , aarrgh , krikit , agit-prop , and my own: cleo5678

Web graph of http://wwwithaq.net generated at Websites as Graphs: http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/