Personal Learning Networks: A Conversation on Leadership, Learning and Creativity
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The document discusses creating personal learning networks to stay up-to-date in a world where knowledge is constantly changing, highlighting tools like RSS feeds, Twitter, and blogs that allow individuals to connect with experts and sources of information on topics of interest. It also emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning and acquiring skills like critical thinking, collaboration, and adaptability to thrive in the 21st century workplace.
![What should learning look like?
Driscoll (2000) defines learning as “a
persisting change in human performance
or performance potential…[which] must
come about as a result of the learner’s
experience and interaction with the
world.”
Understanding Personal Learning Networks
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Personal Learning Networks: A Conversation on Leadership, Learning and Creativity
- 1. Discovering Your Own Learning Networks A Conversation on Leadership, Learning and Creativity Bill Brennan Port Jefferson School District wbrennan@portjeff.k12.ny.us
- 2. Audience Survey – Who is in the room? Building Administrator District Level Administrator Teacher Board of Education Parent Others
- 3. My Current Projects and Work Universal Design for Learning 1:1 Laptops for Learning Data Collection – A New Look
- 4. What are you learning about?
- 8. Tony Wagner
- 10. John Kotter
- 11. ?
- 12. What should learning look like? Driscoll (2000) defines learning as “a persisting change in human performance or performance potential…[which] must come about as a result of the learner’s experience and interaction with the world.” Understanding Personal Learning Networks 20th Century Learning vs 21st Century Learning
- 13. DOES THIS = LEARNING?
- 14. Graduate HS 2026 May Retire in 2065
- 15. Tony Wagner: Seven survival skills for the new economy 1. Critical thinking and problem-solving 2. Collaboration across networks and leadership by influence 3. Adaptability and agility 4. Initiative and entrepreneurialship 5. Effective oral and written communication skills 6. Accessing and analyzing information 7. Curiosity and imagination
- 16. So Where Is The Connection?
- 18. A Working Definition A personal or professional learning network (PLN) involves an individual’s topic-orientated goal, a set of practices & techniques aimed at attracting and organizing a variety of relevant content sources, selected for their value, to help the owner accomplish a professional goal or personal interest. David Warlick (SL) Followed vs Follow
- 22. Connectivism Presents a model of learning that acknowledges the tectonic shifts in society where learning is no longer an internal, individualistic activity. Connectivism provides insight into learning skills and tasks needed for learners to flourish in a digital era.
- 23. Connectivism The pipe is more important than the content within the pipe. Our ability to learn what we need for tomorrow is more important than what we know today. When knowledge, is needed, but not known, the ability to plug into sources to meet the requirements becomes a vital skill. As knowledge continues to grow and evolve, access to what is needed is more important than what the learner currently possesses. The Networked Student
- 25. PLN - Tools Google Alerts RSS Twitter Community Wiki’s Ning Networks ITunes Skype Blogs Second Life YouTube VoiceThread Facebook Pageflakes Shelfari Del.icio.us Google Reader Professional Goal or Personal Interest
- 28. Suggestions for success Create your own network. Buy a domain name. Use Google Calendar or a shared calendar. Limit the number of blogs and other social sites you subscribe to. Organize folders within your news aggregators (just like email). Don’t feel like you have to read everything in your reader, b/c you can’t. Get out to conferences across the county. Set a goal of 15 minutes of new learning a day. Find bloggers that are good connectors and filters. They will save you much time. Go mobile for posting and reading. Paper is still good. Create time during the week. But most of all…
- 30. “A leader’s job is to engineer epiphanies one conversation at a time.” - Susan Scott
- 31. 1. Create that sense of urgency 2. Get people excited, build your team. 3. Develop your change vision and strategy. 4. Communicate it. 5. Empower Others to act. 6. Produce short term wins and visible successes. 7. Don’t let up. 8. Create the new culture and make sure they succeed.
- 32. Questions? Take a few minutes to talk with your neighbor and formulate some questions, concerns or anything else on your mind about this presentation.
- 33. Contact Info Email: wbrennan@portjeff.k12.ny.us or maristbb@gmail.com Networks: http://schoolleadership.ning.com http://www.classroom20.com Twitter: bbrennan1 AIM: maristbb Delicious: maristbb Blog: http://www.k12edutalk.com Skype: maristbb
- 35. Do you have too many websites to keep up with? Do you want to stay connected with the latest research and educational blogs? Learn how to create your own Online Personal Learning Network through the use of RSS and more.
- 36. Too Many Blogs? 4 Picture
- 37. and websites!