Start Managing Your Own Learning

Bob BertschWeb Technology SpecialistNDSU Ag Communication

Formal education is a walk through the zoo, informal learning is a walk through the savannah. http://stephenwhart.com/quotes

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Formal education is knowing a tomato is a fruit, informal learning is not using it in fruit salad. http://stephenwhart.com/quotes/

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Formal education is bricks and mortar, social learning is clouds and streamshttp://stephenwhart.com/quotes/

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Formal education is the playbook, social learning is the huddlehttp://stephenwhart.com/quotes/

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What is a learning network?

a deliberately formed network of people and resources capable of guiding our

independent learning goals and professional development needs.

Content Commentary Research ConversationExperience

Colleagues FriendsExperts

Filter FilterFilter

Filter

YOU

FilterCreationCurationSharing

Adapted from “Creating a Personal Learning Network,” http://www.slideshare.net/corinnew/creating-a-personal-learning-network-5016387

My learning network?

Content

Zite

Flipboard

Google Reader

Google Alerts

Social

Twitter

Facebook

Google +

Curation

Diigo

Pinterest

Scoop.it

Google Alerts

Google Alerts are emails sent to you when Google finds new results -- such as web pages, newspaper articles, or blogs -- that match your search term. You can use Google Alerts to monitor anything on the Web.

For example, people use Google Alerts to:• find out what is being said about their company or product.• monitor a developing news story.• keep up to date on a competitor or industry.• get the latest news on a celebrity or sports team.• find out what's being said about themselves.

• http://www.google.com/alerts• Delivered by email (daily, weekly, or as

found)• RSS available for Google accounts

Google Alerts

Harold Jarche – www.jarche.com

Learn More

• Getting Online Information to Come to You - Sept. 13, 2012, 10 - 11 a.m. — Learn how you can use online tools to get the information you need to come to you.

• Finding People to Learn From - Sept. 20, 2012, 10 - 11 a.m. — Learn how use social media to find and follow people who can really enhance your learning and professional development.

• To sign up for any of the sessions, go to http://bit.ly/hDxHIj.

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