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The importance of being networked

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Specifically, I made the point that Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are enabled and strengthened when we make connections through social media tools. One of the key reasons educators need a PLN is to keep in touch, to maintain dialogue with their community of practice. References Maslow, A. Shirky, 2010: p.

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#LearningIs social

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Well, our network of friends and colleagues is that MKO - and they aren't necessarily by the side of us any more. In the digital age, it is commonplace to connect into a Community of Practice that reflects or represents our interests. There are many social theories that explain our membership of 'tribes' or communities.

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Words in mind

Learning with e's

To retrieve an item from long term memory, the brain traverses a large network of information. How it can be applied to teaching and learning In computer science, the spreading activation model has been one of the key influences on the development of semantic networks. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26.