Personal Learning Environments & Networksfor Librarians

Personal Learning Environments • Learners Take Control of their own

Learning • Promotes Continuous Learning• Collaborative and Interactive• Collection of Resources • Multiple Spaces and Contexts• Formal and Informal Combined

Where do you get your information?

PLE

• Conferences•Workshops•Websites• Videos• Social

Networks• Books• Apps

Your Learning Experience!

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Resources• Blogs• Television• Internet• Books

Curation• Google Drive• OneDrive• DropBox• Diigo

Networks• Colleagues• Teachers• Classmates• Family• Friends

Communication• Phone• Email• Social Media• Text• Listservs

Locations• Work• Conferences• Home• Library• School

What Makes up

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Personal Learning Networks

• Subset to a PLE• Inter-personal Connections• Shares Expertise • Collaborative• Social

3 Types of PLN Connections

Face to Face

Video Conferencing

Instant Messages

Synchronous

Email

RSS Feeds

Curated Links

Recordings

Asynchronous

Collaborative Documents

Discussion Boards

Social Media

Semi-synchronous

The 4 Cs to PLNs

Contribute

Communicate

Connect

Curate

What Should You Follow?Conference Tweets Blog Posts & Comments

Group Discussions

to be a Lurker!It’s Okay...

Netiquette Tips• The person on the other side is still human, be nice• Be respectful of the other person’s opinion; do not engage in a

“flame war” –series of angry communications• Writing in all caps is the Internet equivalent to yelling at

someone• Don’t do or say stuff in the virtual environment that you

wouldn’t in real life

However...interaction is the key to success in an online

learning environment.

Who do you get your information From?

PLN • Subject Matter Experts

• Trainers• Librarians• Bloggers• Coworkers• Friends• Family

Connectivism TheoryLearning is a process of creating connections and expanding that network. Six

Degrees of

Separation

Everyone in the world can be connected to anyone else in under six ways.

Who Do You Know?

Jennifer Hopwood (Me)SMRLA Training Coordinator

Kevin Bacon

Gretchen CaserottiMeridian Library Director

Cen CampbellLittleeLit Founder

Sam EddingtonESRL Training Coordinator

Make a

Connection!

Why Does it Matter?

• Soundboard for Ideas • Source for Answers • Helps to Keep up with Trends

Mil lennia l Connect ion

• Potentially larger workforce than Baby Boomers

• Very comfortable in Networks

• Communicate through Txt Msg, IM, Twitter, Facebook, etc

• Like instant feedback-Franklin Covey’s Leading

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So Who & What should be in my PLN?

LinkedIn

• Professional Connections• Stay up to date with News and updates• Content Specialized for Professional

Development

LinkedIn’s Groups

https://blog.linkedin.com/2015/06/11/why-linkedin-is-the-best-place-to-publish

Blogs

• Specialized Content• Links to Other Resources• Shared Interests• ePortfolio of Work

Amy Koester @Amyeileenkshowmelibrarian.blogspot.com

Cen Campbell @LittleelitLittleeLit.com

Gwyneth A. Jones @Gwynethjonesthedaringlibrarian.com

Erin Klein @KleinErin kleinspiration.com

Twitter• ALSC @alscblog• MLA @MDLibraryAssoc• SMRLA

@SoMdRegLibrary• PLA @ALA_PLA

• SLRC @SLRCLibrarian• ALA @ALALibrary• YALSA @yalsa• DLDS @MD_DLDS

Pinterest http://pinterest.com/somdreglibrary

‘Pin all the Things “ via Kmohman.tumblr.com

Organize

Discover

Inspire

Share

Pinning Etiquette Be kind

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Responsibility on User

Use Pinning Buttons

Don’t Use Workarounds

Follow People from Different

Fields than Your Own!