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CTD WEEKLY WORKSHOPS:
BUILDING YOUR PERSONAL
LEARNING NETWORK WITH
Peter Newbury
Center for Teaching Development,
University of California, San Diego
pnewbury@ucsd.edu @polarisdotca
ctd.ucsd.edu #ctducsd
resources: ctd.ucsd.edu/programs/weekly-workshops-winter-2014/
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
12:00 – 12:50 pm Center Hall, Room 316
New ideas…
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The very idea that there are online communities in
which you have digital identities is
new – when did you first see your name online?
rapidly changing with advancing web speed and
technology
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2. online
environment
3. how you
represent
yourself 4. how to
participate
1. benefits
Benefits to being online
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When you’re online, you can be a
learner teacher leader follower
contributor consumer
mentor mentee expert novice
supportive vulnerable
Benefits to being on Twitter
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“backchannel” at conferences #scio14
weekly chats #phdchat moderated by @NSRiazat
hashtags = keywords to
help others find your tweets #icanhazpdf
follow and contribute to a chat/topic #flipclass
connect to communities #altac #ripplesofdoubt
follow breaking news #Ukraine
connect with people who share your interests
connect with people not like you: diversity is an asset
For me…
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I am no longer alone at conferences
I fulfill my obligation to share conf with others
I have colleagues around the World
my followers support me when I’m unsure what to do
my followers came with me with I moved
Twitter is my Google
news source, esp breaking
I can share my knowledge, advice, experiences
I can connect people
2. Online Environment
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…is a “networked public” with
multiple, overlapping global networks
always accessible
people, events, knowledge are visible, traceable, searchable
3. How to represent yourself
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Each of us have a digital identity which represents us in
the online environment.
Each of us leaves a digital footprint.
Context Collapse
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“The audience you’re speaking to is not the only
audience that’s hearing you”
Bonnie Stewart @bonstewart
Context collapse is that moment when your networks
and identities overlap in unexpected ways, both good
and bad.
Be aware that it will happen.
With foresight, the good hugely outweighs the bad.
4. How to participate
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blog
pinterest Google+
…and many, many others
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Twitter (twitter.com)
“water cooler”
the best street party you’ve ever been to
(Wordpress) blog (wordpress.com)
a place to archive your thinking
write it for yourself, share it, people will contribute back
blog
Good investment: Twitter + blog
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Let’s get
started!
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name people will see in your bio
1 Twitter acct per email address
your @ handle
no, thanks, Big Brother
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handle
avatar
name
bio
location
want more?
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my tweets
people who follow me
people I follow
How to Tweet
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tweet
RT
RT w comment, MT
@reply
D DM
Accessing Twitter via twitter.com
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Accessing Twitter via twitter.com
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Accessing Twitter via Twitter App
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Accessing Twitter: Option 2
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1. create lists of people
2. use software to browse lists
desktop: Tweetdeck
smartphone: Hootsuite
Benefits to being online
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When you’re online, you can be a
It takes time, motivation, dedication to build and
maintain a personal learning network.
The investment is worth it.
learner teacher leader follower
contributor consumer
mentor mentee expert novice
supportive vulnerable