Personal Learning Networks and Professional Learning Communities in Information Science
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The document discusses the significance of professional learning communities (PLCs) and personal learning networks (PLNs) in the field of information science, emphasizing collaboration through various online tools and social media. It highlights the necessity for students and professionals to share knowledge and resources to keep pace with emerging technologies. Additionally, it outlines methods for developing networks and content curation practices to enhance learning opportunities.
Personal Learning Networks and Professional Learning Communities in Information Science
- 1. Professional Learning Communities & Personal Learning Networks in Information Science A panel of doctoral students ALISE 2012, Dallas
- 2. Valerie Hill Robin Bartoletti Texas Woman's University Texas Woman's University School of Library & Information Studies School of Library & Information Studies Doctoral Candidate Doctoral Student email vhilledu@gmail.com email rbartoletti@dcccd.edu Kris Helge Sian Brannon University of North Texas Texas Woman’s University College of Information School of Information Studies Doctoral Student Doctoral Student email khelge@law.txwes.edu email sbrannon@mail.twu.edu
- 3. PLN’s&PLC’s Personal Learning Networks Who do you go to with a personal question to help you continue on your quest for learning? Professional Learning Communities Who do you go to with a professional question to help you continue on your quest for learning? Nobody can keep up with emerging technology in isolation.
- 4. How can we extend our reach, expand our horizons, and create opportunities through PLN’s and PLC’s within Information Science professions? Valerie Hill Texas Woman's University School of Library & Information Studies Doctoral Candidate email vhilledu@gmail.com
- 5. Collaboration Across Distance • Blogs & RSS • Wikis • Social Media (FB& Twitter) • Nings& Networks • Online Communities • User-generated Content & Web 2.0 • Virtual Worlds & Augmented Reality
- 6. Social Networking Best practices for PLN’s & PLC’s
- 7. Social Media in Libraries and Information Professions
- 8. Asynchronous Networking Physical World Virtual World • Book study • Social Media • Committee work • Blogs • Exhibits • Listservs& email • Traditional methods • VW messages (Letters & files) • VW exploration
- 9. Synchronous Networking Physical World Virtual World • Conferences • Social Media (live) • Workshops • Webinars • Committee meetings • Skype • F2F meetings • Virtual Worlds • Lunch or coffee!
- 10. How can you develop a PLC through sharing of digital content through environmental scanning and content creation in online communities? Robin Bartoletti Texas Woman's University School of Library & Information Studies Doctoral Student email rbartoletti@dcccd.edu
- 11. Environmental Scanning - Brown and Weiner (1985) define environmental scanning as "a kind of radar to scan the world systematically and signal the new, the unexpected, the major and the minor.” Content Curation - As Rohit Bhargava (2009) points out a content curator continually seeks, makes sense of, and shares the best and most relevant content on a particular topic online.
- 12. My Top 6 Tools Searcheeze Resource Twitter Shelf Bundlr Kurat Scoop It
- 13. How can we share information about the legalities of Web 2.0, user- generated content in our PLC’s? Kris Helge University of North Texas College of Information Doctoral Student email khelge@law.txwes.edu
- 19. How can doctoral students form a homegrown network of peers and faculty in their personal/professional learning network/community? Sian Brannon Texas Woman’s University School of Information Studies Doctoral Student email sbrannon@mail.twu.edu
- 20. Freshman Orientation • Before You Start • First Day • Orientation
- 21. Professors Galore • In class • In the halls • In the cyberhalls • In other departments
- 22. Now the How • CMS options • Boot camp • Hit the • pavement © Jen Hegna (Flickr)
- 23. Future Trends • Virtual Worlds • Augmented Reality
- 24. Q&A
- 25. References Mastel, Kristen, and Dave Huston. 2009. Using video games to teach game design: A gaming collection for libraries. Computers in Libraries 29, (3) (03/01): 41-4. Morrison, J. L. (1992). Environmental scanning. In M. A. Whitely, J. D. Porter, and R. H. Fenske (Eds.), A primer for new institutional researchers (pp. 86-99). Tallahassee, Florida: The Association for Institutional Research. Solomon, Laura. (2011). Doing Social Media so it Matters :A Librarian's Guide . Chicago: American Library Association. Webber, Sheila and Diane Nahl. (2011). Sustaining Learning for LIS through use of a Virtual World. IFLA Journal (37)(1): 5-15.
Editor's Notes
- #21: I’m new here. This is what I thought it would be like.Embarking on PhD is like first day of new job. You’ve more than likely been out of school a while. There’s a lot to take in.Or first day of class freshman year of college. Campus is big. Teachers are authoritative. Students seem lost. Make a buddy. Find a student to guide you. Get the ins and outs.Other ways to connect with students before the beginning of class:Look at your library to find out who has PhDs…ask them about their experiences.Pay attention when someone mentions an area of research interest, or discusses methodologies they have used. File these away for later.Interview DayExample of TWUs Fall Forum/Orientation
- #22: Find a faculty member to share with you the likes and dislikes of fellow faculty. Who likes qualitative research? Quantitative? Who likes working with other people? Who on the faculty get along with each other?Knock on doors. Attend research presentations. Make yourself known.Learn about fellow students – who has published before? Who has gone through the preliminary/qualifying exam process?Don’t forget about those in others departments. I made a friend in the math department who just happens to teach statistics. Useful for a researcher, no? We are discussing a project of content analysis of the schools graduate catalog to show how statistics are taught in 6 different colleges/schools, but all seem to teach the same thing…Departments of reading, education, linguistics…not only will some of your discussions spark research ideas, but they can offer an ‘outsider’s’ perspective come time to prepare your dissertation, or even serve on your committee!
- #23: Talk about Face to face – AND – digital methodsTWU Blackboard exampleDissertation boot camps exampleAttend other student dissertation defenses – give them a few weeks and then use them!ALISE Doctoral Student SIGDon’t forget that a personal learning network is not just comprised of people. Methods of connecting and information resources are in there too.Students should try to map what and who they know that can help them through the process. Your classwork, library resources, social media, and professional memberships also contribute to your network.