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What is a What is the PLN? expedition?! PLN is a personal learning network focused on an educator’s choice of developing a passion and expertise for a particular topic ! in education.
By definition, an “expedition”, is “a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.”
You’ll navigate this technological and pedagogical landscape of numerous expedition choices with the guidance of your colleagues, students, and possibly professors.
PLN supports exploration of education topics with educators across the globe. Adventures will be pedagogical, practical, and technological – using a wide variety of face-to-face and communication networks.
The guiding philosophy of PLN: “Education is not a mark, diploma, job, or money . . .it is a process, a never-ending one.” - Bel Kaufman
Participants may join multiple expeditions simultaneously – or choose to engage on a single one. !
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There are many snapshots of education worth exploring via social media, including dailyTwitter feed, Google Communities, and blogs. Tech tips for teachers, thoughtprovoking quotes, articles highlighting innovation in teaching, and snapshots of conferences and podcasts are a few of many lenses you may apply in the vast array of viewing possibilities. Whatever vantage points you wish to assume, invest time in a good lens – a tool such as Feedly to aggregate your social media. Spend time using this lens each day, creating a filter of twitter lists to sort tweets, and consider taking new snapshots to share with your social media community.
Read about one client’s jpurney from the tulips of the Netherlands, to the sunflowers of Slovenia. Sustaining the Personal Learning Network: it’s as much personal as professional
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Looking for an intimate and personal way to connect with educators across continents?
Read about one client’s experience of a MOOC, Spring 2015, University of Houston.
Treat yourself to a short camping adventure in a MOOC – a massive, open online education course. – and seize the opportunity to learn with global educators – and revel in the fact that it is free – plus easy to complete in the comfort of your own home.
Week 1: Web 2.-0 tools: my first MOOC, first impressions, and first learnings Week 2: Collaborative Tools Require a Collaborative Mindset Week 3: Tulip Fields, Technology, and the Teaching of Creativity
Alternatively, camp close to home with colleagues in a professional Weeks 4 & 5: Re-thinking the book club. Read, share, and “M” and “C” in MOOC. enjoy discussions over dinner and dessert. Joyful learning is as essential for educators as it is fro students – and “joyful learinng ! can flourish in schools if you give , ! [it]a chance.” – Dean Shareski !
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Geared towards our more ambitious adventurers, PLN offers challenging programs involving hundreds of hours of reading, writing, and researching. – inclusive of free MOOCs, and * graduate courses. Your adventure will be led by qualified academic guides as well as teaching colleagues who will bring curiosity, questions, and morale support to enhance your journey. However, expect extensive preparation and an arduous climb through mountains of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals – toward completion ! of a document known as a “literature review.” !
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Read about one client’s ascent of the Literature Review process. Choosing a Research Question and an Alpine Ascent Living Through the Literature Review Organizing and Writing the Literature Review Competing the Literature ReviewBeyond the Literature Review
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PHOTOGRAPHY Complimentary • available on all teaching expeditions • no special experience is required, although initial assistance with Feedly, Twitter,and other Web 2.0 curation tools will be helpful. Expeditioners are required to bring their own lenses and filters. • Consult your teacher-librarian, tech.helping teacher, District Learning Initiatives or similar District teacher technology team.
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• Available in most school districts • Some groups (book clubs, school-based project teams) may have participant limits • No special training or experience required – although high-speed internet, a web cam, and audio headset are recommended for MOOCs and a gmail account is required for a Google Community • Consult your principal, department head, Pro-D Rep and teacherlibrarian for opportunities.
MOUNTAINEERING • Available through university graduate programs in Curriculum and ! Educational Technologuy • Guides and instructors provided by the institution for a fee; social media and Web 2.0 available for free. ! • No fitness waiver required – but a Fitbit is highly recommended for helping to build physical and psychological well-being – and a sense of community with your graduate cohort! !!!
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Questions? Ready to Book? Make your call. !
Contact local and global colleagues – face-to-face and virtually through email, video, and social media tools. Your expedition is in your hands! !
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