Learning and Leading through your Personal Learning Network (PLN)

A Point of View...
Learning and Leading Through your
Personal Learning Network (PLN)
Karen Bonanno
Director, KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd

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KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd
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WHAT IS A PLN?
Personal Learning Network
Your PLN includes a group of people with whom you

connect, collaborate and communicate in the
sharing of information, ideas and web sites and
through whom you can increase your knowledge
and understanding on topics of interest.

Your PLN allows you to learn anything, anytime,
anywhere with anybody you choose.
Your PLN allows you to lead through sharing your
knowledge on a specific topic of interest.
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WHO NEEDS A PLN?
Anybody who wants to learn and lead in a web
community.

Anybody who wants to discuss and improve their
practices.
Anybody who has limited access to colleagues who
have similar interests.
Anybody who wants to get into the ‘know-how’ of
current topics.
Anybody who wants to expand their circle of influence

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WHY DO YOU NEED A PLN?
Search Engine The Network
The lesson plan The lesson designer
Book Author
Photo Photographer

Data Researcher
Idea Innovator
Music Musician
Invention Inventor
Program Programmer
Historical event Participant who experienced it
What to do Voice of experience – how to do it & why
Public information Behind the scenes
We have to know what we are looking for Anticipates what we need & directs or provides
Created Co-create new knowledge
Find it Attract it
Algorithm Thinking
Static information that is locked on-line Dynamic knowledge that can cross into touch space
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Explicit knowledge & information Tacit knowledge and know-how
Rob Jacobs -- http://edupln.ning.com/profiles/blogs/why-everyone-in-education

7 WAYS TO GET STARTED
1. Micro-blogging
Twitter

Fast & easy
Search for topics
Tips:
Complete your
profile
Follow like-
minded people
Post useful information https://twitter.com/
Keep a professional tone 6

2. Blogging (Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad)
Contribute to

discussions
Subscribe to
RSS feeds
Write your own
Tips
Relevant topics
Professional
focus
http://wordpress.org/
Integrate widgets & RSS http://wordpress.com/ 7

3. Social bookmarking (Diigo, Delicious)
Share web sites and great resources

Annotate and tag

Tips
Organise
Tag
Group
Integrate
http://www.diigo.com/
http://www.delicious.com/ 8

4. Podcasts & Videos
(iTunes, YouTube, Slideshare

Animoto)
Watch & listen
Subscribe to users and
channels
Tips
Make your own
Share
Embed
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http://www.youtube.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/

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5. Social Networking
(Nings, Facebook Pages,

LinkedIn, Google+)
Join / like online
communities specific to
your interests
Tips
Contribute to
forums &
discussions
Set up your own
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http://facebook.com http://linkedin.com

6. Curating (Scoopit, Zite)
Start with a topic you
know well

Set up keywords
Let the platform do
the rest ;-)
Tips
Check before you
publish
Make the title &
description useful
Integrate into your
other PLN tools http://www.scoop.it/
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http://zite.com/

7. Photo Sharing
(Flickr, Picasa)
Share

Embed / Use
(Check copyright
use]
http://www.flickr.com/
Tips http://picasa.google.com/
Only upload what
belongs to you or with
permission
Set copyright options
Integrate across
platforms
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YOUR PORTABLE PLN
o Personal portfolio
o Expand your resume

o Pre-eminence
o Evidence for your
performance review
o Online persona and image
o Role model
o Leader
o Change manager
o Opens up professional
opportunities 14

LEARNING COMMONS VISIONARY 2012
Dear Karen,
Congratulations on being
named a Learning

Commons Visionary for
2012 by the editors of
Teacher Librarian: the
Journal for School Library
Professionals. That
designation actually is the
specific citation for your
selection as one of the
winners of our first annual
Teacher Librarian
Leadership Awards.
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Learn
Lead

Share
www.schoollibrarymanagement.com

karen@schoollibrarymanagement.com

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Disclaimer
The views and opinions are those of the presenter and are

presented as general information which will require
further research to identify the application of the specific
requirements to the participant.
Restrictions
KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd does NOT give permission
for any capture, recording or reproduction of this webinar
in any format.
PowerPoint presentation will be available from
http://www.schoollibrarymanagement.com/webinars/
webinar-series/presentations/
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