NAIS is a Profession

al Learning

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y (PLC) SpecialKRB, "NAIS Suits" http://www.flickr.com/

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What is a

Personal Learning Network ?(PLN)?

PLN Characteristics

•Who: (P)ersonal/ Do It Yourself

•Why: (L)earning

• Where: f2f/online (N)etwork

My PLNEmail:

 larry.kahn@kinkaid.orgTwitter: @ larrykahn

Diigo: larrykahnSkype: larry.kahn

Facebook: Larry KahnLinkedIn: Larry Kahn

ISEN: Larry KahnCommunity Hub: Larry

Kahn

Who's your teacher

Think of a problem you solved recently

What happened next?

(e) Your PLN commented on your blog, retweeted your post, and

started a conversation on a social network.

Learning continued, learning continued, learning continued.

(a) You got your answer, solved your problem, filed it away and the learning

stopped

(b) you discussed your problem with a colleague, learning continued

briefly and then probably stopped.

(c) you shared your problem and solution via email. Learning continued briefly, was

probably buried and then stopped.

(d) you shared your problem and solution via a blog, micro-blog, or other community space. The learning was archived to be continued

indefinitely.

PLNs Add Value to Society:Personal, Communal, Public, Civic

"More value can be gotten out of voluntary participation

than anyone previously imagined, thanks to

improvements in our ability to connect with one another and improvements in our

imagination of what is possible from such

participation."

PappertVygotsk

yDownes

SiemensAll photos from

Wikipedia.

Behaviorism: Learner is passive 

Cognitivism: Learner as CPU Humanism: Learner acts to fill potential

Constructivism: Learner acts to construct knowledge

Connectivism: Learner acts to connect to knowledge

Learning Theories Reflect The Time In Which They Were Created

My PLN Story

Leaning into my discomfortPracticing Inquiry

Punch Line 1:We need, first, to take charge of our own

learning, and next, help others take charge of their own learning. We need to

move beyond the idea that an education is something that is provided for us, and toward the idea that an education is

something that we create for ourselves.Stephen Downes,

The Huffington Post

Punch Line 2Develop proficiency with the tools of technologyBuild relationships with others to pose and solve

problems collaboratively and cross-culturallyDesign and share information for global

communities to meet a variety of purposesManage, analyze, and synthesize multiple

streams of simultaneous informationCreate, critique, analyze, and evaluate multimedia textsAttend to the ethical responsibilities required by

these complex environments

Changing Conversations