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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Torrey Trust is my guest blogger. Her topic– personal learning networks, also known as PLNs. Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. PLNs connect them with a global network of contacts and resources. Social bookmarking tools (i.e.,

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Torrey Trust is my guest blogger. Her topic– personal learning networks, also known as PLNs. Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. PLNs connect them with a global network of contacts and resources. Social bookmarking tools (i.e.,

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LearnTrends: Personal Knowledge Management

Experiencing eLearning

Interesting discussion in the chat about whether if you don’t pay for services if you can trust it. I asked if that included open source tools too–basically he trusts libre tools but not gratis ones. In the network, good things come back around. Social bookmarking sites are less often blocked by corporate firewalls.

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Informal Learning: An Interview With Jay Cross

The eLearning Coach

Taking advantage of the double meaning of the word network, to learn is to optimize the quality of one’s networks. Jay: I’ve written books on this, but in short, organizations need to trust their people. Related Articles: Social Media And Learning. Share this on del.icio.us. Learning is adaptation.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Did You Know: knol = a unit of knowledge?

Mark Oehlert

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « New Attempt at Conference Polls | Main | Two Very Different Views of Publishing (heres a hint.I " Hmmm.sounds like an awful lot of trust there. Clay Shirky My latest additions to del.icio.us stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Quechup invite? RUN AWAY!!!!!!

Mark Oehlert

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Review of Free Online Photo Editors (ExtremeTech) | Main | Maryland License Plate "H8 I270".this Clay Shirky My latest additions to del.icio.us stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us this ones for you. RUN AWAY!!!!!!

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Semi-Daily Quote/Lyric/Words of Others

Mark Oehlert

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Coming for your job.or I didn't go to church today, I trust the Lord to understand. Clay Shirky My latest additions to del.icio.us stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us at least the way you do it now.