1. Becoming a Network Learner: Towards a Practice of Freedom Scott Leslie, BCcampus December 2008 Colombia

2. Why I became a Network Learner

3. I’ve been online a LONG time

4. I wanted to understand the Present in terms of the Past

5. But came to accept that the Network changes things

6. This Change represents both Challenge and Opportunity

7. Today’s learner can expect to hold at least 10 different jobs in their lifetime

8. … may have jobs that didn’t exist when they were born

9. … live in a world where information grows exponentially

10. But the network means old constraints are lessened

11. …it enables “groups of affinity” (or networks) to form

12. …and enables Network Effects & Virtuous Cycles

13. Social software is helping us connect

14. … in ways that scale and better cope with complexity

15. Finally I stopped worrying & started (network) learning

16. What is a Network Learner?

17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieFOotA

18. Learning Out in the Open

19. Authentic / Real World Engagement

20. Active Production of Learning Content

21. Truly Lifelong Learning Environment/Network

22. Learner’s Own Choice of Tools, Connections & Content

23. And if we want to be able to teach these learners… From http://www.scribd.com/doc/3363/Dissertation-Couros-FINAL-06-WebVersion

24. Becoming a Network Learner – The PLE

26. Attempts to create a single PLE tool…

27. …but it is best understood as NOT a monolith

30. From http://tesl-ej.org/ej34/m1.html

31. From http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2006/10/ple-diagram.html

32. From http://www.microbiologybytes.com/tutorials/ple/ple5.html

33. From http://nogoodreason.typepad.co.uk/no_good_reason/2007/12/my-personal-wor.html

34. From http://www.flickr.com/photos/92632631@N00/2530138127/

35. Common Attributes – Syndication, Aggregation, Profiles

37. ME Friends & Trusted Acquaintances Edubloggersphere / Friends of Friends Circles of Trust Blogosphere / Trustworthy Sources BLOGS SOCIAL BOOKMARKING MICROBLOGS / PRESENCE TOOLS SEARCH SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES WIKIS Read each other faithfully Comment on each others blogs Strong conversational ties Follow each other on twitter In each other’s IM clients Read some but not all Find new folks through trusted ones, comments, links The Web Browser The basis for my ‘ lijit’ searches Technorati / Other Blog-based search My friend’s lijit lenses Good source for Google Coop engines Part of my del.icio.us network Use “for:” links to share with each other Given them access to personal wiki The Almighty Google GReader search Don’t interact with them in this medium Some will use my wiki Will subscribe to each other’s feeds & channels Desktop Browser Email client Personal web server Personalized Toolbars, Extensions Bookmarklets Personal Media Production Tools Web-based Office Suites Wikipedia edutechwiki The serendipity of tags Some will see my links through feed or blog syndication Public social bookmarking effects googlerank, can establish online reputation Referrer logs & the power of positive narcissism The serendipity of tags wikieducator I use and contribute to others’ teachertube Creative commons search engines Flock ‘social’ browser Me.dium extension Trailfire extension OER recommender Create new connections/ build reputation by using external hosting services for rich media PMOG

38. Blogging

39. Blogging Strong conversational ties; Read each other faithfully; Comment on each others blogs Read some but not all; Find new folks through trusted ones, comments, links Referrer logs & the power of positive narcissism Friends FOAF & edubloggers General Blogosphere/Trustworthy sources

40. Social Bookmarking

41. Social Bookmarking Part of my del.icio.us ‘network’; Use “for:” links to share with each other Some will see my links through feed or blog syndication The serendipity of tags Public social bookmarking effects googlerank, can help establish online reputation Friends FOAF & edubloggers General Blogosphere/Trustworthy sources

42. Microblogging & Presence Tools

43. Microblogging & Presence Tools In each other’s IM clients Follow each other on Twitter Re-tweets, Crowdsourcing Twitter search; #hashtags Friends FOAF & edubloggers General Blogosphere/Trustworthy sources

44. Wiki / Web-based Office Tools

45. Wiki / Web-based Office Tools Given them access to personal wiki; collaborate on Google docs I use and contribute to others’; they use mine Wikipedia cf. wikieducator, edutech wiki Friends FOAF & edubloggers General Blogosphere/Trustworthy sources

46. Social Media

47. Social Media Will subscribe to each other’s feeds & channels Create new connections / build reputation by using external hosting services for rich media teachertube The serendipity of tags Friends FOAF & edubloggers General Blogosphere/Trustworthy sources

48. Search

49. Search The basis for my ‘lijit’ social searches My GReader search My friend’s lijit lenses Good source for Google Coop engines Creative commons search engines The Almighty Google Friends FOAF & edubloggers General Blogosphere/Trustworthy sources

50. The Browser Itself

51. The Browser Itself Flock ‘social’ browser OER recommender extensions Trailfire extension StumbleUpon Zemanta (semantic recommender) Me.dium extension Friends FOAF & edubloggers General Blogosphere/Trustworthy sources

52. The Effects and Benefits of Networked Learning

54. Tags and Surfing

55. Crowdsourcing and Collective Intelligence

57. Remix

58. Anecdote – Matrix of Blog Use in Education

60. Thanks! And Good Luck!

61. And please feel free to use this if it helps