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My Professional Learning Network

My Professional Learning Network. Making Connections For Professional Development @ sheilajbhudson EDIT 202 October 2012. getting started…. I embarked on developing a Professional Learning Network (PLN) through Twitter on September 24, 2012.

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My Professional Learning Network

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  1. My Professional Learning Network Making Connections For Professional Development @sheilajbhudson EDIT 202 October 2012

  2. getting started… • I embarked on developing a Professional Learning Network (PLN) through Twitter on September 24, 2012. • The picture below is a screenshot of my Twitter PLN taken September 25.

  3. Three weeks later… • A screenshot taken on October 15, 2012 shows that my PLN has grown!!! • My network includes my university colleagues, professional educators, experts in technology, psychologists, media contacts and idea sharing sites. Some of these are highlighted in the next few slides…

  4. Edudemic @Edudemic • “A dedicated community of educators and technologists looking to enhance learning” (Edudemic, 2012). This community has led me to numerous articles that help me connect technology to • pedagogy. Topics range from general suggestions for using technology in my professional development to specific tools that support inclusive education. Great links I have found thus far include: • 100 Live Hangouts For Teachers Around the World • This Free Font May Actually Help Dyslexic Students Read Better • 5 Potential ways MOOCs Will Evolve • Study Uncovers How Schools Actually Use Social Media (And if it Works)

  5. Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn • “Author and lecturer on topics in education, parenting, and human behavior” (Kohn, 2012). AlfieKohn’s postings consistently remind me that the tools of education are most meaningful when the learning they foster is student-centered: “In traditional schools the center of gravity is outside the child, in the teacher, the textbook, anywhere except in the child’s instincts & activities” (Dewey, as cited by Kohn, 2012). He shares concrete ideas for placing students as the focus of the classroom and the curriculum. As a proponent of student centered learning and a novice teacher, I find his suggestions very helpful.

  6. Getideas.org @GETideas • "Where education leaders connect with peers, experts, and resources to drive Global Education Transformation” (GETideas, 2012). • GETideas’ website hosts a resource library with many educational topics. There are game-based learning ideas, elearning templates and current research topics to investigate. Twitter posts have guided me to several articles that are of special interest to meas an educator that hopes to develop a workable TPACK: • The Future of Education: Tablets vs. Textbooks • Six Essential Tools for Generation C • The Teacher’s Guide to Digital Citizenship

  7. My participation @sheilajbhudson The flow of information in a great network is bi-directional. I recognize the wealth of information that has come to me via my PLN. I am making an effort reciprocate by sharing my own findings and insights. • I have made concerted efforts to share articles that, in my opinion, foster the professional development of my peers in via Twitter. • I have participated in tweetfeed discussions during EDIT 202 lectures (as much as my cognitive load has permitted). • In order to improve mycommunications with the Twitter community at large, I am finding my own voice and starting to share my own ideas rather than just forwarding the ideas of others.

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