Slides for a webinar on PLN/PLE/CoP - in 2014. Shows evloution of my personal PLN

1. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
“PLN, PLE or CoP what’s in a name?”
Jo Hart
CY O’Connor Institute, WA
Email: jo.hart@cyoc.wa.edu.au

2. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
“PLN, PLE or CoP what’s in a name?
• What are PLN, PLE and CoP – are they the same?
• Developing YOUR PLN/PLE – sharing ideas and tips
• Let’s connect!

3. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
PLN/PLE/CoP what are they?
Your thoughts?
PLN PLE CoP

4. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
CoP = Community
of Practice
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/pln-or-cop.html
PLN = Personal/Professional
Learning Network
PLE = Personal Learning
Environment
• narrow professional
• semi-formal/formal
• facilitated interaction
• professional practice
• broad professional
• informal
• serendipitous interaction
• social/personal /professional
CoP may be a
subset of PLN

5. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
Do you think you have a PLN and/or a PLE
and do you think you belong to a CoP?
http://www.polleverywhere.com/survey/Cq6rsYLgE
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/HeE4LBpda81tQMP/web
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/opGPELMc3XX85i0/web
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/9KlyHRJUCFu6EKg/web

6. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
CoP = Community of Practice
PLN = Personal/Professional Learning Network
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Google+
Others
#tags
Lists
Groups
Communities
What do you use/belong to/follow? Where does it “sit”?

7. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
PLNs/PLEs are NOT static
They continually evolve and change!

8. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
This is what my PLN “looked” like in 2009
Twitter
iGoogle
edupln
LearnCentral
RSS (Google
Reader)
Flickr
Delicious
Gmail
Elluminate
Skype
Edublogs
Posts
(Tweetdeck)

9. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
This is what my PLN/PLE “looked” like in
2011

10. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
This is what my PLN/PLE “looks” like now
Twitter
Google
Groups
Flickr
Diigo &
Symbaloo
Gmail
Blackboard
Collaborate
Skype
My blog (Edublogs)
(Tweetdeck)
Google+
Facebook
LinkedIn
Google
Drive
Dropbox
Evernote
ALaN
network
CoP

11. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
The most important aspect of a
PLN/PLE/CoP for YOU?
A Links
B Help and support
C Prof discussion
D Social interaction
E Other
Other?

12. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
Some tips for starting your PLN
from “scratch”
• Start with one social media platform
• Sign up to the platform
• Find an experienced mentor
• Don’t rush it
• Give as well as taking
• Be social, be human

13. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
Share your tips for starting a PLN

14. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
Some tips for expanding &/or
re-vitalising your PLN
• Initiate or join conversations
• Use Tweetdeck, Hootsuite or similar
• Join in discussions (#tags, groups)
• See who other educators follow
• See who follows those you follow

15. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
Share your tips for expanding &/or
re-vitalising a PLN

16. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
Let’s connect! Share your PLN names.

17. Jo Hart – Feb 2014 #OZeLive Conf “PLN, PLE or CoP – what’s in a name?”
What tool/idea for your PLN/PLE will you take away
from today?
Feedback about the session (likes/dislikes/improvements)