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What is a personal learning network - 7 views

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    I had to laugh when he mentioned 'lurking' because that has been my MO throughout the years with my PLN. I have always called my PLN my Personal Lurking Network because I haven't really contributed much to it, but I have definitely gleaned a lot from it.
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Response To Post - 8 views

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    Resourced by an edutopia article, I found this information to be both user friendly and helpful. Best of's, design tips, and aspects of PLNs that make people want to be active are included
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The Systems Thinker - Communities of Practice: Learning as a Social System - The System... - 12 views

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    Article by Wegner explaining CoPs that has a couple of great graphics of what it means to be in a CoP, how to develop them, and how they relate to organizations
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Connectivism - Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology - 11 views

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    A website created by students in the EdPsych department at University of Georgia that explains the components of connectivism as an educational theory.
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Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age - 10 views

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    An introduction to why behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism, though suitable theories for their time, are no longer suitable bases for learning and teaching.
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Planning and Evaluating Social Learning - 0 views

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    The Wegner-Trayner team created a video about CoPs and PLNs that applied their theory to social learning and the social outcomes of joint activities (CoPs).
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Post Response - 3 views

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    By Etienne and Beverly Wegner-Trayner, this is an 8 page pdf of the basics of CoPs. I really like that there are myths debunked and demystified within the content of this paper as well.
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Knowledge Sharing Tools and Methods Toolkit - Communities of Practice - 9 views

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    This article give not only the basic idea of a CoP, but also gives tips and lessons, examples and stories, and more references for those interested in learning more. Some of the resources are in Dutch (?), so be aware.
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Communities of Practice (Lave and Wenger) - Learning Theories - 6 views

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    Since I hadn't heard of CoPs, I thought I should find out what it is. For those in the same boat, there are 3 things necessary to have a CoP: 1. domain (common interest), 2. community (engaging together in activity and sharing of information), and 3. practitioners (members are not just people with a shared interest, but practicing).
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What is a PLN? Why Do I Need One? | TeachHUB - 26 views

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    A PLN is not PD. A PLN has (at least) 2 additional benefits: you study and research topics applicable to you, decided by you; you can form a symbiotic relationship where everyone is sharing information
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3 Steps for Building a Professional Learning Network - Education Week Teacher - 19 views

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    One of the reasons I started my PLN on twitter years ago was because of a colleague. I never really 'got into' the PLN and have basically ignored it the last 5 years. This article is a reminder to me about WHY I have a PLN and reminds me that a PLN means something different for me than it does for anyone else.
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