Post on 18-Jul-2020
29 April 2013
Cameron HockingLearning Programs Officer
Personal Learning Networks
What is a Personal learning network?
• Ad hoc network basedaround one’s ownlearning interests
• Usually makes use ofonline tools to connect
• Not just for educatorsor professionals- couldbe for any topic
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Mark Strizic, ca 1950State Library of Victoria
Victorian PLN
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•Helene Blowers’ Learning 2.0•Partnership with SLAV
2010-2012• 4 courses, approximately 600 participants• 12 units per course
Course participants
Teacher 13%Librarian 10%Teacher librarian 47%Library technician 20%Other 10%
Primary 24%Secondary 62%Other 14%
PLN topics (2010-12)
BloggingSocial mediaOrganisational toolsPresentation toolsTeaching & Learning toolsResearch toolsDigital citizenshipGamingDigital storytelling
2013 PLN courses
Victorian PLN course(7 units)March-May
Advanced PLN(4 units)July
Research Toolkit(4 units)October
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Delivery
•Team of SLV staff writing coursematerials and providing technical support•Course materials (on website)•Online classroom- Edmodo•Webinars- Blackboard Collaborate•Catchup on holidays at SLV
http://vicpln.global2.vic.edu.au/
Course philosophy
What makes aneffectivelearner?
How can technologybe used to supportthis?
A.C.I. Computer Centre, Melbourne , Wolfgang Sievershttp://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=MAIN&reset_config=true&docId=SLV_VOYAGER1792538
2013 Victorian PLN course
Reflective- BloggingOrganised- Evernote, DiigoConnected- Twitter, Facebook,Collaborative- DiigoCritical- Assessing tools/ theories
http://vicpln.global2.vic.edu.au/2013-participants/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/VicPLN/
https://groups.diigo.com/group/vic_pln https://groups.diigo.com/group/research-toolkit-2012
After the course
•#vicpln on Twitter•VicPLN Facebook group (271members)•VicPLN Diigo group (253members)•Blogging (Bright Ideas)
Do you use any of these tools in your work or ongoingPLN?
Facebook 73%Twitter 52%Blogs 96%Diigo 52%Web conference 57%
Community participation
•56% indicated that they hadstayed connected to the VicPLNcommunity in some way•Of those that didn’t, 42% listedlack of time as the main concern.
http://theresourcehound.wordpress.com/
The Resource Hound (Leanne Hampson)
Australia e-series (Pen Bentley)
http://australiaseries.wordpress.com/
Miffy Farqhuarson
http://miffyreviews.wordpress.com/
Celia Coffa
I really want to learn more about them to unlockthe potential for use with students as well ascontinuing my Personal Learning Network. Thisis my first blog as I had tried before but did nothave a purpose and it all looked too hard !!
Celia Coffa
http://ccoffa.edublogs.org/2010/04/27/week-1/#.UXya2KITKOE
Teach Meet Melbourne (Celia Coffa)
http://teachmeetmelbourne.wikispaces.com/
Reflection
“The sense of achievement is combined with healingfor me. At the start of the year, I resigned from aleadership position in eLearning. … I had lostconfidence, and, critically, professional networks, as Iwas no longer on leadership teams.
The PLN has empowered me with knowledge andskills, and restored my sense of being part of a largergroup devoted to learning and growing.”
http://connectingandlearning.global2.vic.edu.au/2012/07/13/unit-12-reflection-digital-stories/
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How to connect
How to connect
#vicpln
Cameron Hockingchocking@slv.vic.gov.auTwitter @camhock8664 7558
Link:
bit.ly/ZImHutPin-up boy of Pop, Johnny Farnham, 21,answers another call from an idolising fan,phone never stops, Herald and Weekly Timeshttp://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vi
d=MAIN&reset_config=true&docId=SLV_VOYAGER1779356