PLE2010 unKeynote Presentation

Alec Couros and Graham Attwell and friends

Photo: Thomas Hawk - http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/2442371176/sizes/l/in/photostream/

QUESTION 1: With all of the available Web 2.0 tools, is there a need for “educational technology”?

Photo Raymond Elferink

Photo by by thumeco http://www.flickr.com/photos/waynethume/154109994/

Contributed by Mark McGuire

Question 2: What are the implications of PLEs/PLNs on traditional modes/structures of education?

PLEs may expand into traditional structures

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xip/13979681/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Contributed by Gemma Tur

PLN

PLEWhen we seekand we create

personal learning spaces,our classrooms can no longer

be defined by their

physical spaces.

Contributed by Carlos Santos

Question3: What are the key attributes of a healthy

PLE/PLN?

A healthy PLE is dynamic, diverse and interactive.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/labguest/3510995344/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Contributed by Gemma Tur

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Both online & offline

Linked into multiple networks

Draw from eclectic sources

Involve 2-way information flow

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Contributed by Ian Guest

Contributed by Richard A. Schwier

George Roberts

Empathy/Forgiveness

Contributed by Richard A. Schwier

hospitalityContributed by Richard A. Schwier

QUESTION 4: What pedagogies are inspired by PLEs (e.g., networked learning, connected learning)? Give examples of where PLEs/PLNs have transformed practice.

Sia Vogel - My PLE

Question 5: What are the implications of PLEs/PLNs beyond bringing educational technology into the classroom, and specifically toward workplace/professional learning?

One implication of PLEs in education: empowering students’ learning

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ldm/14296081/

Contributed by Gemma Tur

Another implication of PLEs in education: Working students’ digital attitude

http://www.flickr.com/photos/unav/4100393732/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Contributed by Gemma Tur

Question 6: If PLEs/PLNs are becoming the norm, what does it mean for teachers/trainers (or the extension: what does it mean for training teachers & trainers)?

If PLEs are becoming the norm,it means networking our students from the very beginning.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimiw/1878700854/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Contributed by Gemma Tur

Contributed by Mary Risner

Photo danceinthesky http://www.flickr.com/photos/26533176@N00/403990660/

The networked student may become the networked professional. THE WAY IS LONG... BUT IT CANNOT BE DONE ALONE.

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Contributed by Gemma Tur

Question 7: As our networks continue to grow, what strategies should we have in managing our contacts, our connections, and our attention? Or, extension, how scalable are PLEs/PLNs?

Question 8: Can we start thinking beyond PLEs/PLNs as models? Are we simply at a transitional stage? What will be the next, new model for learning in society? (e.g., where are we headed?)

How can you avoid creating an echo

chamber PLE/PLN?CC-licensed photo by lovestruck

Contributed by Meredith Stewart

Thank you for

watching

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