2. Professional Learning Networks
The meaning of social and Forming
professional networks for learning
education network for
competence
development
Professional
network
organizing
3.
4. PLNs are deliberately formed networks of
people and resources capable of guiding our
independent learning goals and professional
development needs.
6. Social-oriented applications and
professional networks - new
opportunities for learners and
W3C “Social Networks educators
Interoperability Roadmap”
Incubator Group (XG)
8. Social networks
Social networks are online communities that allow
users to create a web presence, manage their
identities, and stay connected to friends and
colleagues. Social networks like Facebook,
MySpace, and LinkedIn are among the most
popular destinations on the web, with millions of
users from around the globe signing up daily.
These sites are quickly evolving from mere public
profiles into platforms for communication,
creativity, advertising, and even commerce.
9. In the future
The Five Trends We’ll Explore:
1 | Show Them The Money.
Social Networks will force advertisers to engage consumers in new
ways.
2 | Social Networks can Work Hard Too
Enterprise Social Networks will enhance productivity and
innovation in the workplace.
3 | Map for Social Network Management
New applications will assist in visualizing, managing,
synchronizing, and sharing information across multiple social networks.
4 | The Web Browser and Email Get Social
New social web users will emerge around alternatives to traditional
social networks.
5 | A Smarter, Social, Semantic Web
Advanced Web applications will emerge to help users manage
information and synchronize online activities with offline life.
10. Social-oriented applications and professional
networks - new opportunities for learners and
educators
There are many social networks that can be used by educators and
learners
12. Stage of pln adoption
Stage 1 Immersion is where you immersion yourself into networks ,
trying everything online
Stage 2 Evaluation Evaluate your networks and start to focus in
on which networks you really want to focus your time on.
Stage 3 Know it all Find that you are spending many hours trying
to learn everything you can.
Realize there is much you do not know and feel like you can’t disconnect.
Stage 4 Perspective Usually comes when you are forced to
leave the network for awhile and spend time with family and friends who are
not connectedly comes when you are forced to leave the network for awhile
and spend time with family and friends who are not connected.
Jennifer Carrier Dorman – http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/ppln
13. Building PLE on start pages
PLEs are systems that help learners take control of and manage
their own learning.
This includes providing support for learners to set their own
learning goals, manage their learning;
managing both content and process;
communicate with others in the process of learning and
thereby achieve learning goals.
Wikipedia
14. ,
Personal
competence
development
•In engaging in objectives
informal
knowledge
II exchange
•In
Interested revising/extending
competence
development
objectives
• Of relationship
and
connections
I among peers
and knowledge
Aware • Of own
opportunity for
value-created
involvement
15. Professional Network Organizing
More of the students who are deeply involved in the
subject matter of the course and think in perspective are
interested in:
more professional information
contact to experts and specialists
they joint to groups with special interests,
professional networks
they receive professional network services
they can discuss interests
stay informed
share knowledge
