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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs). PLNs connect them with a global network of contacts and resources. A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). Social Bookmarking.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs). PLNs connect them with a global network of contacts and resources. A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). Social Bookmarking.

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The 10 basic online tools every trainer and online facilitator should know

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I have a tools list (both in a booklet and online in diigo) to try out and I never find the time or have the idea that I''ve tested enough tools. Diigo - or any other social bookmarker Diigo is very important to keep track off your online sources. LinkedIn - for groups Everyone knows LinkedIn.

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Top 5 Training Material Development Software

Continu

This system is also an authoring tool which means companies can create training materials directly onto this platform without the aid of third parties. Schoology is a learning management system and social networking platform. Key features. Track assigned and completed courses. Subscription based. Free trial offered.

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Social Grid Follow-up

Tony Karrer

Twitter as Personal Work and Learning Tool My LinkedIn Open Connection Approach - Treating LinkedIn like a massive, virtual cocktail party. There's a lot there, so if you were going to choose two, probably Crowdsourcing in the Small and Tools and Methods for Networks and Communities would be the two. Yes, you can create a group.

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Curating the Content Overload

OpenSesame

I used to struggle to create my content network, whether I was writing a paper in school or looking for news. Now I’m overloaded with blogs, news sites, social networks and all kinds of email. If you ask Diigo , social bookmarking is the future. My RSS reader and inbox taunt me with unprocessed information.

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ID and eLearning Links (3/5/19)

Experiencing eLearning

LinkedIn Niels Flor compares what he sees as the differences between instructional design and learning experience design. … Instructional designers are taught to work within this system using a systematic and rule-based approach. Posted from Diigo. tags: accessibility. The rest of my favorite links are here.