This document discusses personal learning networks (PLNs) and how to build one. It defines a PLN as a group of individuals connected through social media and online networks that allows one to access a wide range of information. It provides tips on using tools like Twitter and RSS feeds to connect to others, customize one's learning experience, and find resources. The key aspects of developing a strong PLN are engaging in conversations, building relationships both online and offline, and sharing information with one's network. Maintaining a balance between using one's PLN and taking breaks is also advised.
Volunter Toronto Using Web 2.0 Tools to Manage Community Relationssettlementatwork
Social media is more than just a way to talk online.
It’s an opportunity to listen to your community, and inform the way you engage, mobilize and sustain supporters.
This workshop focused on how Social Media tools can help you in your efforts to:
recruit, organize and retain community members.
plan and market your events and programs.
Volunter Toronto Using Web 2.0 Tools to Manage Community Relationssettlementatwork
Social media is more than just a way to talk online.
It’s an opportunity to listen to your community, and inform the way you engage, mobilize and sustain supporters.
This workshop focused on how Social Media tools can help you in your efforts to:
recruit, organize and retain community members.
plan and market your events and programs.
Introduction to Twitter in Higher Education workshop for SIGMA 2014Alex Spiers
Creating and maintaining a social media presence event – 20 June 2014
The sigma North West and North Wales Hub is holding an event, Creating and maintaining a social media presence at Liverpool John Moores University on Friday 20 June, starting at 10am.
In the morning LJMU’s Alex Spiers will give an introduction to Twitter &c. This is something he does on HEA training courses so he is in a good position to guide novices. Janette Matthews, who looks after the sigma network website, will talk about the use you can make of the website to share news and information.
In the afternoon there will be an opportunity for presentations from colleagues around the UK on the uses they are already making of social media in mathematics and statistics support.
Leslie Fletcher, the Hub co- ordinator, has put out a general call for contributions on the sigma JISCmail list (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/sigma-network) and would like to have offers of short talks on this theme as soon as possible.
There is no charge for attending this event and refreshments and lunch will be provided. Please let Leslie Fletcher (L.R.Fletcher@ljmu.ac.uk) know if you are planning to come so that catering &c. arrangements can be made.
http://www.sigma-network.ac.uk/creating-and-maintaining-a-social-media-presence-20-june-2014/
Answers a few questions for Public Information Officers:
- What is social media?
- Who’s playing? Why?
-How can new tools can help me in my role in emergency and disaster management?
Delivered as part of the "Scribbling on the job - effective writing for librarians" at Leeds Metropolitan University on 29th April 2010.
* Several slides based on ideas from a presentation by Gareth Johnson "Confessions & Lamentations" - http://www.slideshare.net/GazJJohnson/ukoln-march2010confessions
Really Simple Strategies: Keeping Track Of Your Organization And Issues Onlinesettlementatwork
My presentation from the MyCharityConnects conference. With all the ways to get information today – 24-hour news, streaming video, RSS feeds, social media feeds, “tweets”, e-newsletters, email updates, blogs – are you feeling a bit overwhelmed? Staying current and up-to-date on the issues that affect your day-to-day work is important for you and your organization. This workshop will explore the ways to keep on top of it all and provide you with tips on how to track your organization’s online reputation. We’ll specifically look at what RSS and other social media feeds are and how you can and should use them.
Social media is an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary academic practice. Many academics are using social media platforms to extend their professional networks, refine their researcher identities, discover the latest developments in their field, enhance learning experiences within teaching, and to share their research with new audiences. This workshop explores how you, as postgraduate researchers, can make full use of new and emerging online spaces for your research and your employability. #SSAPChat
A workshop for the HDR retreat at Sebel Resort, Hawkesbury Valley for the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney.
A presentation at the launch of INDI (Infrastructure Network for Disability Information) South East on 28th September 2010. How organisations in the network can use social media to help them do their job.
From 1 to infinity: how to scale your tech organization, build a great cultur...Federico Feroldi
As a technology leader, one of your most challenging tasks is to bootstrap a new tech organization and grow it to tens or even hundreds of people. In this talk I will share my learnings from 20+ years of experience as member and leader of several tech teams and hacker cultures. We will follow the journey, the successes and the mistakes of a startup founder: starting by himself and eventually growing to a 100+ people organization.
A presentation for colleagues in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
A massive thank you to my Twitter network. I can't think of a better way to convey the value of social media than this!
The Globally Connected Educator- Beyond Plugging In Towards Global PedagogySilvia Rosenthal Tolisano
With the increasingly interconnected nature of our global society and the need for a very different kind of literacy for our students, extending teaching and learning beyond the walls of our classrooms is especially vital in this digital age.
If you want globally connected students, you need globally connected teachers who are capable of communicating, collaborating and connecting to experts and peers from around the world. These educators are harnessing the power of global connections for their own learning in order to bring the world to their students.
What does collaboration, communication and connections mean in a connected world? What are the steps in becoming a globally connected educator? How do we move from being consumers to producers and contributors? How do we modernize and globalize our classroom practices while expanding our professional learning network to include colleagues from around the world?
Want to Work with Me? Contact me via http://globallyconnectedlearning.com
Today, educators need to ensure that they are connected globally with a personal learning network. This presentation gives you tips to develop your own PLN for fast, free professional learning.
Introduction to Twitter in Higher Education workshop for SIGMA 2014Alex Spiers
Creating and maintaining a social media presence event – 20 June 2014
The sigma North West and North Wales Hub is holding an event, Creating and maintaining a social media presence at Liverpool John Moores University on Friday 20 June, starting at 10am.
In the morning LJMU’s Alex Spiers will give an introduction to Twitter &c. This is something he does on HEA training courses so he is in a good position to guide novices. Janette Matthews, who looks after the sigma network website, will talk about the use you can make of the website to share news and information.
In the afternoon there will be an opportunity for presentations from colleagues around the UK on the uses they are already making of social media in mathematics and statistics support.
Leslie Fletcher, the Hub co- ordinator, has put out a general call for contributions on the sigma JISCmail list (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/sigma-network) and would like to have offers of short talks on this theme as soon as possible.
There is no charge for attending this event and refreshments and lunch will be provided. Please let Leslie Fletcher (L.R.Fletcher@ljmu.ac.uk) know if you are planning to come so that catering &c. arrangements can be made.
http://www.sigma-network.ac.uk/creating-and-maintaining-a-social-media-presence-20-june-2014/
Answers a few questions for Public Information Officers:
- What is social media?
- Who’s playing? Why?
-How can new tools can help me in my role in emergency and disaster management?
Delivered as part of the "Scribbling on the job - effective writing for librarians" at Leeds Metropolitan University on 29th April 2010.
* Several slides based on ideas from a presentation by Gareth Johnson "Confessions & Lamentations" - http://www.slideshare.net/GazJJohnson/ukoln-march2010confessions
Really Simple Strategies: Keeping Track Of Your Organization And Issues Onlinesettlementatwork
My presentation from the MyCharityConnects conference. With all the ways to get information today – 24-hour news, streaming video, RSS feeds, social media feeds, “tweets”, e-newsletters, email updates, blogs – are you feeling a bit overwhelmed? Staying current and up-to-date on the issues that affect your day-to-day work is important for you and your organization. This workshop will explore the ways to keep on top of it all and provide you with tips on how to track your organization’s online reputation. We’ll specifically look at what RSS and other social media feeds are and how you can and should use them.
Social media is an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary academic practice. Many academics are using social media platforms to extend their professional networks, refine their researcher identities, discover the latest developments in their field, enhance learning experiences within teaching, and to share their research with new audiences. This workshop explores how you, as postgraduate researchers, can make full use of new and emerging online spaces for your research and your employability. #SSAPChat
A workshop for the HDR retreat at Sebel Resort, Hawkesbury Valley for the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney.
A presentation at the launch of INDI (Infrastructure Network for Disability Information) South East on 28th September 2010. How organisations in the network can use social media to help them do their job.
From 1 to infinity: how to scale your tech organization, build a great cultur...Federico Feroldi
As a technology leader, one of your most challenging tasks is to bootstrap a new tech organization and grow it to tens or even hundreds of people. In this talk I will share my learnings from 20+ years of experience as member and leader of several tech teams and hacker cultures. We will follow the journey, the successes and the mistakes of a startup founder: starting by himself and eventually growing to a 100+ people organization.
A presentation for colleagues in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
A massive thank you to my Twitter network. I can't think of a better way to convey the value of social media than this!
The Globally Connected Educator- Beyond Plugging In Towards Global PedagogySilvia Rosenthal Tolisano
With the increasingly interconnected nature of our global society and the need for a very different kind of literacy for our students, extending teaching and learning beyond the walls of our classrooms is especially vital in this digital age.
If you want globally connected students, you need globally connected teachers who are capable of communicating, collaborating and connecting to experts and peers from around the world. These educators are harnessing the power of global connections for their own learning in order to bring the world to their students.
What does collaboration, communication and connections mean in a connected world? What are the steps in becoming a globally connected educator? How do we move from being consumers to producers and contributors? How do we modernize and globalize our classroom practices while expanding our professional learning network to include colleagues from around the world?
Want to Work with Me? Contact me via http://globallyconnectedlearning.com
Today, educators need to ensure that they are connected globally with a personal learning network. This presentation gives you tips to develop your own PLN for fast, free professional learning.
S431 "Social Media: How to Share Your Genealogy without Losing Your Mind," given at the National Genealogical Society Family History Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, Saturday 14 May 2011
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
1. Social networks to build knowledge, collegiality and community Judith WayJudith Way Kew High School
2. What is a social network? “A group of individuals with connections to other social worlds is likely to have access to a wider range of information.” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network
7. Why do I need a PLN? “Developing a personal learning network has never been so important. Networking is a powerful way of having the best and most relevant resources come to you.” Tania Sheko. Victorian teacher librarian and Google Certified Educator
17. Fallacies about Twitter You have to follow Britney Spears, Shane Warne and Liz Hurley People tweet what they ate for breakfast (okay, some people do, but not many) You have to read every tweet in your ‘inbox’
18. Facts about Twitter Personalise your learning No two Twitter feeds will ever be the same as no two people are exactly the same Follow and unfollow people according to your needs More powerful if you tweet interesting links Engaging in conversations is vital
52. How can I make it work for me? Don’t be a slave to your PLN. Have some downtime Change your mindset What you give = what you get Relationships are vital Try to enhance online relationships with f2f Share, share, share! Build your community Choose what works for you and go for it
56. All images CC licenced or used with permission Slides 1 & 6 by the author Slide 3 with permission from the author Slide 5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/catspyjamasnz/3118564555/ Slide 8http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/4180839802/ Slide 9http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/5800890007/ Slide 10 http://www.flickr.com/photos/suewaters/2673475018/in/photostream/
57. All images CC licenced or used with permission Slide 13 http://bit.ly/rbcfa0 Slide 16 http://www.flickr.com/photos/svartling/3638204140/lightbox/ Slide 30http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlosluna/2856173673/lightbox/
58. All images CC licenced or used with permission Slide 34http://www.flickr.com/photos/extremenho/4297682865/ Slide 49 http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2200500024
Editor's Notes
The catch phrase bundling all this together is a PLN – a personal learning network. You can use social networks for fast and free professional learning to build up your knowledge and your profile.
If you’ve seen the film of the same name, you know Facebook is one example of a social network. Research in a number of academic fields has shown that social networks operate on many levels, from families up to the level of nations, and play a critical role in determining the way problems are solved, organizations are run, and the degree to which individuals succeed in achieving their goals.”Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network
You can see how the three areas feed into one another to create connected learning. This is not just for students.
A Personal Learning Network is any group that helps you develop and learn. But it’s a two way street. You need to give back as well. It can be facilitated by technology, be f2f or a combination of both. It doesn’t have to be work related. You might be a quilter who wants to learn and share with others. Social media has enabled us to develop our PLNs to a wider and broader group.
Any other ideas what a PLN could do for you?
We’re all faced withInformation overload. A good PLN can help us filter this tsunami of information. It supports us and helps us learn new things. We can try out ideas and thoughts. We can share successes and failures.
Our PLN helps sort and catalogue all of the information on the internet and points us towards the best and most appropriate resources. As young people have often said to me “If it’s important, I’ll hear about it”.’ Howard Gardner
Courtesy of Sue Waters, this Wordle is from teachers explaining why they need a PLN. A PLN is a 2 way street, you must enter conversations and contribute to build relationships.
Who supports your professional learning on and offline? How do you communicate with other professionals?
I developed this program in 2010 and the State Library of Victoria now manage, mentor and update the program.
A word about Fb. I think it’s best for personal connections, rather than professional ones, but I’m personally not a fan of it. That’s not to say that there aren’t plenty of educators who use it this way. It’s up to you though.
Blogging is an important way to reflect on your professional learning, a great place to share your successes and failures, to share resources, to have a place for your online resources, to connect with people and to contribute to our profession. Posterous is a great way to blog as you simply email your blog post to posterous and they do the rest. You can also set your posts to automatically publish to Twitter.
Here’s an example of more than one person being able to post to the blog
Who’s got a computer, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch? You can begin your love affair with Twitter today…
Twitter gives you recommendations about who to follow. Have a look at them but decide for yourself.
All of our presenters today are on Twitter. You can begin by following them.
All of our presenters today are on Twitter. You can begin by following them.
All of our presenters today are on Twitter. You can begin by following them.
All of our presenters today are on Twitter. You can begin by following them.
Can be useful. Best bet is to use it on your mobile device.
Using # for columns so your information is pre-sorted for you.
Google has some handy tools including iGoogle, Google+ and Google Reader
iGoogle helps you keep everything in one place. If you have a Google account, you can do this now. If not, sign up for a Google account and we’ll get started.
Now you have a Google account, try using G+ for connections.
Many feeds are the same as Twitter, but I see G+ useful for ‘hangouts’ – like a multiple Skype phonecall and perhaps for using with older students – have one circle per class
RSS readers are fabulous for keeping you up-to-date with whatever you’re interested in. Go to Google Reader once you have a Google account and start adding RSS feeds.
Jenny Luca’s blog. A fabulous Victorian TL. Also use people’s websites listed in their Twitter profile
A very handy bookmarking service that allows you to share your favourites as well as being able to access bookmarks from your PLN.
You can add a bookmarklet to your browser to easily add links to Diigo
You can opt in for weekly emails from the Diigo groups you’ve joined.
Pakratius lets you add links automatically from Twitter. Just tweet or retweet a link and Pakratius will add it to your Diigo account.
Paper.li is a way to keep up with and share your twitter feeds in a newspaper style edition. It automatically selects tweets from the people you and # follow and publishes them once a day. It also tweets the link to your twitter account.
Scoop.it it linked to twitter and fb. You can curate (or collect) items from the web on topics of your choice and follow other people’s topics.
It’s a great way to share information with colleagues or students.
Social media tools and PLNs are all about sharing, collegiality and building communities. Wikipedia says a community is: a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household. We no longer need to live within close proximity and so our communities are much more diverse than ever.
a professional learning community focuses upon removing barriers, encouraging collaboration, dialogue, ready access to like minded people in similar settingsA professional learning community is based upon respect, responsibility and collaboration. It reflects the need for all members of the community to view themselves as learners.Your PLN are just a few keystrokes away, in terms of networking with colleagues from across the country and globally, making contact with colleagues has never been easier. This creates flexibility, openness to change and adaptability, which are definitely requirements for successfully managing the fast paced, continually changing context education exists within.From the http://resourcelinkbce.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/how-social-media-can-enhance-schools-as-professional-learning-communities/ blog
Linda is a Victorian AP. She says, “Up until this point of time, I felt that my existence on twitter had been more ‘take’ than ‘give’ and that I had stalked around soaking up information and ideas, but offering little. I had benefitted greatly from the sharing and collaboration that goes on there and decided that it was about time for me to give something back. I could share my learning journey and illustrate how I have been involved in an global online environment. My learning journey had been self directed, self paced and authentic. I was passionate and genuinely excited about about what I was learning. I could draw parallels to student learning and implications for engaging learning environments.”
All of today’s links and this presentation will be available on my blog.
