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Contents contributed and discussions participated by ampengilley

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What Is A Personal Learning Network? - 4 views

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    This discusses what a PLN is and the benefits to having one. It talks about the flexibility a PLN allows you that a more traditional setting would not. A PLN allows you to personalize things and choose your level of involvement.
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What is a PLN? Why Do I Need One? | TeachHUB - 26 views

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    This discusses what a PLN is and how it can help you grow professionally. It also talks about the benefits of a PLN and how you can personalize things.
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I Believe in the Importance of a Personal Learning Network - 8 views

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    This discusses the importance of connected learning and all the ways one uses a PLN. It also talks about how the definition of a PLN has changed over time and how many of the original ideas are now obsolete but that the idea behind it all is still that it is about being connected and learning from others, and also helping others learn.
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What is a PLN anyway? - 6 views

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    This explains what a PLN is and how it has changed over the years as technology has advanced. It also talks about what a current PLN looks like, and how things like Twitter and other networking tools are used.
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Connectivism: Learning theory of the future or vestige of the past? - 6 views

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    This source discusses connectivism and whether it should be considered a learning theory and what its place is. It also discusses how learning will change and has been changing.
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Connectivism - Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology - 11 views

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    This source discusses connectivism as a learning theory. It talks about how the theory came to be and compares it to other learning theories. It also mentions that some view it as a pedagogical view instead of a learning theory.
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Connectivism as a Digital Age Learning Theory - 16 views

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    This talks about how connectivism takes elements from behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. It discusses connectivism as a learning theory and how the use of technology ties into it.
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Communities of Practice - 13 views

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    This was an interesting read, though perhaps not particularly relevant to our class. It discusses communities of practice, what they are, where the theory came from, but it goes on beyond that to connect linguistics into it. I never would have considered that link if I had not read this.
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The role of communities of practice in a digital age | Tony Bates - 25 views

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    He is writing a textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age, and this is his discussion about communities of practice. It explains what communities of practice are, how they work, and how they can be successfully used. He argues that they are not a replacement for other forms of education but does mention that they can be great tools.
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What is Community of Practice and How Can We Support it? by Christopher Hoadley - 6 views

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    This explains what a Community of Practice is, it goes into two definitions, features-based and process-based. It also discusses how communities of practice and technology often go hand-in-hand and how this has changed and developed over time.
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Teachers Pay Teachers - 2 views

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    This is a website I use frequently for many different resources. There are a lot of fun games, songs, craft ideas, graphic organizers, and other helpful thing some of which are free that are created by other teachers.
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