learning in 140 characters:microblogging for professional learning amongst educators
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Presentation at the Social Media in Higher Education conference 27 JuneTRANSCRIPT
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Learning in 140 Characters:Microblogging for professional
learning amongst educators
Carol SkyringLearnTel
@carolskyringcarolskyring.com
http://flic.kr/p/5uhL7d
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Which describe you?
1. Social networking is for the birds2. I dabble with social networking 3. I tweet, therefore I am4. I have a PLN5. I’d have a PLN if I knew what it was
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Microblogging:
• A form of social networking
• Say what you’re doing in 140 characters
• Share thoughts, ideas, resources
• Ask for help
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Get the T-Shirt at http://www.despair.com/somevedi.html
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Social networking is not new
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What’s new are the tools
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which have enabled new patterns of networking – across distance and time
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which have enabled new ways of learning
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Warlick, D. (2009). Grow your personal learning network Learning & Leading with Technology, 36(6), p. 15)
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What is a PLN?
• Collection of people who contribute to your learning
• A global network• Available anytime,
anywhere• Connected virtually
http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/344832591/
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Why is a PLN valuable?
• It’s there anytime you want it.
• It’s anywhere you are.• Connect with peers
worldwide.• Connect with experts.• Harness the collective
intelligence.
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My PLN
Twitter769
Plurk248
Facebook240
Ning5
LinkedIn350
G+192
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Evolution of Twitter
Let me sell you this……
You might find this useful
Who can help?
Oh look… celebritiesI’m having
coffee with MumHello
world
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Sharing a curation
Sharing a blog post
Self indulgence
Sharing a report
Sharing a thought
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18 Responses
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Harness the power of microbloggingSome responses to a callout to the Twitterverse:
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Conference back channel
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Sydney Opera House broadcasts Shakespeare live to students in Port Macquarie and they tweet questions/comments
In schools
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Hashtag meetups
http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2009/07/30/what-is-edchat/
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Professional learning is changing