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Helping The Hybrid: Leveraging Personal Networks to Support Changing Roles. Olwen Walker, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Sara Batts, Reed Smith LLP. What is a Personal Learning Environment? What do we mean by a hybrid role? Why is this a useful idea?
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Helping The Hybrid: Leveraging Personal Networks to Support Changing Roles Olwen Walker, Kirkland & Ellis International LLPSara Batts, Reed Smith LLP
What is a Personal Learning Environment? • What do we mean by a hybrid role? • Why is this a useful idea? • Some suggestions and recommendations
Sara Batts Blogged at bit.ly/UnData
Informal learning nebulous • Recognises informal contribution • Spot unrecognised sources • Address deficiency or excess • Organise personal information flows • Deal with information overload
Key resources • Internal networks • regular conference calls and online training • meet with all new hires • External networks • Seminars • Training • Internal & External • Background reading • Legal Information Management • Freepint
Developing a hybrid role • New ideas and new challenges • Internal visibility • Introductions • Departmental meetings • Utilise external contacts • Think about using a PLE • Serendipity – being in the right place at the right time
Implications for the PLE idea • Getting up to speed in a new area • Key Players and Major Concerns • Don’t have to reinvent the wheel • Establish the lie of the land • Extensions of existing networks • In your context, is it need to know?
In conclusion Two ideas & Template