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Networked pedagogy

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New theories for the networked, digital age, emerging cultures of learning and a hyper-connected and networked society. Differentials between academic practices, and the variety of roles we adopt within communities of practice and learning. Flipped classes, Massive Open Online Courses and Mind Technologies.

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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. Clay Shirky had it right when he wrote: '.the

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PLN or CoP?

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In the context of this post, PLN stands for Personal Learning Network , and CoP stands for Communities of Practice. PLNs have been described as informal networks of people one specifically interacts with within their personal learning environments. The domain needs to be shared, and it needs to be formalised.

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A little more conversation

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Now it depends on how you define CPD, but for me it is the personal learning you require to sustain, enhance and extend your own capabilities within your professional practice. My Personal Learning Network (PLN) is the vehicle that carries me to this learning, and social media is the highway that enables me to get there.

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Knowledge, practice and community

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In this post, I extend this idea into the work Lave did with Etienne Wenger, which has become known as Communities of Practice. The work of Lave and Wenger advances this concept, turning its focus to the people who make up the learning communities we are all a part of. Previous posts in this series: 1. Unported License.

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#LearningIs connected

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Students are connected to each other through social media and networks. And students are connected to tools that enabled them to discover new content, to collate and curate it, to repurpose/remix it and to share it within their communities of practice. Students are connected to their teachers through similar means.

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Digital learning in organisations

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With titles such as 'Hyperconnected Communities of Practice', 'Connection and Disruption' and 'Knowledge Networks', I hope you can see where I'm taking the book. Digital learning in organisations by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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