21stcenturylearning. Weconnect [licensed for non-commercial use only] / PLN. Weconnect [licensed for non-commercial use only] / PLN. The Educator's PLN - The personal learning network for educ. 8 Stages of PLN (Personal Learning Network) Development. I've been thinking about my recent learning journey and how my relationship to my personal learning network has changed and developed. One year ago I attended the Educon 2.0 conference. Having just returned from Educon 2.1, I am struck by the the difference in the experience. It was just as meaningful, powerful and thought provoking as it was the first time. But my relationship to the people there had a different and deeper quality. Linda Nitsche's session, Reflections on Personal Paths of Change particularly helped me to look back on my journey and to think about the ways it has grown and changed.
It occurred to me that I might be able to connect the stages of my development to other psychological theories. Here is my attempt to do that. The path I describe below is very linear. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Please share your thoughts. Photo: My notes from Linda's session. Oh The Adventures You Will Have If Only… Posted by Shelly Terrell on Monday, July 13th 2009 Did you know that educational technologies will soon be the norm? Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and internet technologies means several educators are connecting to thousands at a time. Consider the crumbling economy and the amount of teachers being laid off.
More than ever teachers need to be connected in order to make a difference in their fields and be relevant in their fields. Building Your PLN Here are my top 5 ideas for connecting with other educators. Ning- These are social communities on the web that have members with similar interests. Thank you Scott McLeod for sponsoring Leadership Day 2009 and allowing bloggers like myself to participate in this event. Your boot camp challenge for this week: Try one of the five suggestions for a week. Do you want to share your experience of using one of these five technologies?
Education Resources. Graphic Organizer Interactives. Why A PLN? Later this week I will be presenting at the North Carolina Technology In Education Society (NCTIES) Annual Conference. For one of my sessions I will focus on how I discovered the power of the Personal Learning Network (PLN), how I built mine and how other educators can do the same.
Whenever I do sessions like this I always get the question, why? Why a PLN? Why do I need to connect to other educators? So how could I do this in my session? If you have a story or a reason to Why a PLN please leave a comment on the Voicethread. On a side note: If you will be at NCTIES this week you can catch my sessions both on Thursday. PLN: Personal Learning Network for Educators. Creating a Personal Learning Network (PLN)