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3 Ways to Instantly Grow Your Personal Learning Network

Edsurge

And although they’re an impressive group, representing over 250 organizations, they’re doing what you should be doing: forming a Personal Learning Network (PLN) that benefits both themselves and the wider education community. It’s a great way to promote a learning culture at work while expanding your own network.

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Cultivating and Growing Your Personal Learning Network

edWeb.net

Steven Anderson, Lisa Schmucki, and Shaelynn Farnsworth discuss the value of a personal learning network. Steven Anderson published a book with Tom Whitby in 2104, The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning. How can we help more educators cultivate and grow a personal learning network?

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#ISTE10, Social Media and Relationships

The Web20Classroom

Educators from around the world are gathering to discuss and plan the future of edtech, play (some), but most of all, meet people. Conferences are great ways to make lasting connections with people.to grow your personal learning network. Yeah, you might not really know that person sitting next to you.

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How to build your global classroom in 4 steps

Neo LMS

Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks. Discussions can be synchronous (via video conference) or asynchronous (via an online forum). Intentional integration of ICT/edtech. See #globalclassroom for inspiration.

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How to DIY Your Distance Learning PD

Graphite Blog

But with the coronavirus pandemic disrupting more traditional professional learning opportunities like in-person conferences and workshops, it's time for you to chart your own course. Fortunately, there are plenty of informal ways to learn and grow professionally on your own.

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Cape Town Summit and the Power of Google Keep

EdTechTeam

This is my 4th EdTech Team conference that I have attended and I still find myself walking away being excited to implement new practices in my classroom. One of the keynote speakers at the conference, Lindsay Wesner , spoke on the importance of telling our own stories and getting learners to share their stories.

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Make a Big Splash Into Learning This Summer

MSEDTechie

For those in education, summer is a time for relaxation, regrouping, and also new learning. Whether you are attending a conference like ISTE , or creating your own personalized learning experience, utilizing this “break” to explore new technologies and strategies that help expand your teaching toolbox can be very rewarding.