Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends, but it has evolved to become a powerful tool for education and business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter and tools such as Skype are connecting students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways. Whether you teach an elementary class, a traditional college class, or at an online university, you will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list.
I have researched the what, who, when, how, and why of Personal/Professional/Passionate Learning Networks (PLNs). We have seen the benefits of the people we choose to connect, collaborate, and problem solve with through social media.
A community raises a child! Yes, I do believe this, which is why I am passionate about PLNs.
Research about PLNs
Below are 16 resources I have collected about the history of PLNs, how to build a PLN, and the tools needed to build a PLN.
moving towards a more collaborative approach to learning and working in an organisation- and one which supports the big picture of "learning", rather than the tiny, 20% of learning, that takes place in classrooms or online courses.
Exactamente lo que estamos proponiendo para el eAprendiz (gestión de su PLM, como soporte de su ecosistema de desarrollo personal: PKM + REA + RCI + eportfolio + blog + RSs + BPC + ...), de trabajo y aprendizaje en RED.
Although many L&D professionals understand the reality of today's workplace and the need to take a more 21st century approach to "learning" than simply creating courses and workshops and using a command and control system to manage learners, what is stopping them is knowing HOW to move forward.
I'm not suggesting that in every case, you should junk your LMS completely
but you certainly need to take an honest look at whether it is delivering what you need in the workplace today.
A subsequent step in the Transition Path involves identifying a new 21st century collaboration platform that will underpin learning and working in your organisation.
My Internet Time Alliance colleague, Harold Jarche, has written a follow
up posting
further steps in the Transition Path
supporting and managing the transition process in terms of implementaton of the new system, and the new skills and mindset required.
When we post content to the social web we are performing our ideas to a vast and unseen audience. We create the opportunity for dialogue. We increase the likelihood for conversation. I don't know who will read this. But what I do know, is that anyone who reads this and has further ideas or alternative perspectives is free to post their comments to this blog for all to see. Who responds next is up for grabs.
Every time we publish information on the internet, we are effectively starting a conversation, because people can respond or react to it. However, we are also speaking to a vast, unknown audience and it is easy to get lost in the crowd.
That is why social networking tools are so powerful and if used appropriately, can have such a positive impact on learning