This document contains responses from several individuals describing how personal learning networks (PLNs) have changed them. Key points include: 1) PLNs have made people's lives less isolated and more connected to colleagues around the world who they can learn from, get help from, and vent to. 2) Prior to PLNs, people felt behind, stagnant, or like they were missing out on learning opportunities; PLNs have reinvigorated people's teaching and provided constant opportunities to grow. 3) PLNs have transformed people from making isolated decisions to having global support and informed advisors.

1. Personal Learning Network
How has it changed you?

2. scmorgan: My life before PLN? Not as
rich. More structured in class. Not as
much fun!

4. Thanks to Liz B. Davis
who posted the question “PLN:
how has it changed you?” on her
blog and shared the results.

5. kchichester: Before my PLN I was
alone and burned out. I lacked the
enthusiasm I needed to teach. My
PLN has reinvigorated my teaching.

7. classroomqueen: Not sure how I
operated w/o colleagues around the
globe. Now I have people to vent to,
ask questions and receive help from.

8. chuckholland: My life pre-PLN…
isolated.

10. capohanka: I remember always
feeling like there was more out there
going on, and I was missing out. Just
didn’t know what it was.

11. Thanks to Liz B. Davis
who posted the question “PLN:
how has it changed you?” on her
blog and shared the results.

13. Cwebbtech: Life before my Twitter
PLN was cold and lonely. I often felt
behind the times. Now I feel
challenged and empowered.

14. julielindsay: B-PLN I made decisions
in isolation based on limited
knowledge of the world, now I have
support and informed advisors
globally.

16. Thanks to Liz B. Davis
who posted the question “PLN:
how has it changed you?” on her
blog and shared the results.

17. hlvanrip:Felt stagnant and helpless! I
wasn’t sure how to learn what I
knew I needed to. Now it is always
right there. Now always growing.

19. fisher1000: It’s like thinking of life
before our daughter… can’t really
remember what it was like. Or what I
used to do with my free time!

20. nycrican: Before Twitter, I looked at
every day as just another teaching
day, now I look at every day as a
new learning opportunity.

22. raventech: Before my PLN… I did not
know as many people or learn as
much as I can today. Shoot! I was a
mere shadow of my current self.

23. Thanks to Liz B. Davis
who posted the question “PLN:
how has it changed you?” on her
blog and shared the results.