Personal
Learning Networks, or PLNs, are groups of individuals that individuals connect
with online to share common interests with the intent to discover or
collaborate. PLNs can provide members
with ideas such as lessons, research, or ideas that one can implement in any area
of life. Following blogs, Pinterest as
well as interest groups or professionals on Twitter serve as arenas of learning
for educators. PLNs can serve easily professional development allowing an
educator to ask questions and receiving a rapid response. As described in “Your Personal Learning
Network Made Easy,” it is discussed that
it does take time to build your community, however once the time is invested in
connecting, the rewards are great. It is
also acknowledged that a majority of learning takes place on line and PLNs
provide an avenue for that.
An
Edutopia article suggests that PLNs are virtual lockers for students. Students who are researching topics in school
create personal web pages or wikis. When
learning about a subject, students can easily get real time research responses
to questions that they have and acquire answers as well as share findings with
classmates and teachers. When students
have their own iGoogle, the article suggests that it provides an organization
method for information collected that has been researched. Students can investigate what they want to
know. PLNs can serve as a specialized
instruction for students and teachers.
Your
Personal Learning Network Made Easy
Personal
Learning Networks Are Virtual Lockers For School Kids
Personal
Learning Networks
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-08-15-personal-learning-networks-mentorship_n.htm
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