Allison Rossett

JULY 17, 2012

Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs). A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). An Educator’s Professional Learning Network. Information Aggregation.

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Allison Rossett

JULY 17, 2012

Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs). A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). An Educator’s Professional Learning Network. Information Aggregation.

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Social Networks Network Ning Education 198

Xyleme

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

But as we all know, learning is evolving. Today, we keep hearing that formal presentations are out, that it’s all about informal learning, social learning and user-generated content. So, while structured informal learning sounds like an oxymoron, here are four reasons why structure still matters: 1.

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Xyleme

JULY 21, 2010

My conversation with George was no exception as we spoke at length about Connectivism , social learning networks, and the future of current learning technologies (LMS, LCMS, etc.) While there are countless articles about the future of the LMS, it was arguably George’s blog post titled Future of learning: LMS or SNS ?

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