personal learning network (pln) for language teachers by julio palma
DESCRIPTION
Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a new world trend in professional development for language teachers. As social networks sprout all over the planet in the digital era, it is essential that we take advantage of this new possibility to create virtual personal platforms to make connections with peers and colleagues who can keep us informed of the latest developments in teaching, approaches, materials, courses, discussions, and the new technological software for teaching and learning other languages. In this presentation, therefore, we are going to show the goals and the benefits of a PLN, the role of the teacher in such a virtual environment, the most important elements and tools to build a PLN, we will describe how intertwine different social networks for promoting collaborative learning and partnership for the benefit of the language teacher. Among the tools that will be shown are those for bookmarking, how to use hashtags for conversations in twitter, how to subscribe to RSS Feedreaders, and we will suggest a short list of relevant leaders in both national and international spheres in the field of language teaching to whom you could incorporate in your PLN. We will provide with online communities and institutions that may lay the foundations for further research and publications which can have a positive impact in the specialized growth of teachers in higher education as well.TRANSCRIPT
Prof. Julio Palma
PERSONAL LEARNING
NETWORK FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS
UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIANÚCLEO LUZ COSTA ORIENTAL
OVERVIEW
• Introduction• What is a PLN?• Essentials of a PLN• Dynamics of a PLN• Why do teachers need a PLN?• 5 Steps for a successful PLN• PLN Management tools• Q&A
WHAT IS A PLN?
A Personal Learning Network refers to the online tools, global community and web resources available to teachers within a social virtual environment in order to pursue interests in the field of language education so as to boost their autonomous professional development.
ESSENTIALS OF A PLN
1. Hardware
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ESSENTIALS OF A PLN
2. Social Networks
2 Social Media
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3. DIGITAL ARTIFACTS
• Microblogging content• Comments / discussions• Blog posts• Wiki entries• Photos, graphics or other image files• Podcast or audio files• Multimedia presentations
DYNAMICS OF A PLN
Curation
Creation
Sharing
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WHAT IS CURATION?
Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. - See more at: http://www.bethkanter.org/content-curation-101/#sthash.uI8TRgle.dpuf
Digital curation is the selection,[1] preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital assets. Wikipedia.org
GLOBAL LEARNING COMMUNITY
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WHY DO TEACHERS NEED A PLN?
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WHY DO TEACHERS NEED A PLN?
• You can connect with peers and specialists far beyond your local boundaries.
• You get feedback, advice and support from experts in your field.
• Keep informed and up-to-date of the trends in your career.
• It allows collaboration, global participation in a connected world.
• Your knowledge base grows far more diverse and deep.• As you get to know new people, you are able to create
new professional partnerships.• It is a key element in your autonomous professional
development• It increases your reputation as a reliable resource
among your colleagues.• It builds and expand your online presence.• It′s free!
5 STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PLN
1. Establish a permanent online identity and space which includes your bio and professional interests.
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RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS?
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# Hashtag
Robots on
duty
→
Google + “Circles”
STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PLN
2. Follow the people in your area of interest.
International Big Leaguers
Specialists in your country
Experts in your continent
Find book authors online
Research Scholars
Institutions, org.
Associations
Tech Wizards.
Publications and resources.
Bloggers, Critics, Fans, Peers.
SPECIALISTS IN EFL, ESL, AND LANGUAGE TEACHING( T O N A M E J U S T A F E W )
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/
http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/1970/01/about-me.html
http://jeremyharmer.wordpress.com/
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/
http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/p/my-online-courses.html
Med Kharbackhttp://www.educatorstechnology.com/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Russel Stannard – Training Videos
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/
http://www.stevehargadon.com/
http://miguelmendozaefl.blogspot.com
http://evelynizquierdo.wordpress.com/
http://collablogatorium.blogspot.com/
http://teacherrogers.wordpress.com/
INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
http://ventesol.ning.com/
http://www.iatefl.org/
http://reloandes.com/
http://www.tesol.org/home
http://www.britishcouncil.org/es/venezuela
http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/10708567/FrontPage
RESEARCH GROUPS
Academia.edu
http://gaudeamusacademia.com/
BOOKMARKING GROUPS
https://www.diigo.com/ https://delicious.com/
STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PLN
3. Subscribe to blogs, newesletters, RSS, and Media Widgets.
STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PLN
4. Nourish your online presence with your digital artifacts.
• Blog posts• tweets• Blog comments• forum
participation• Videos• Podcasts.
PUBLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS
http://www.facultyfocus.com/
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Content curation and sharing tools
http://www.scoop.it/
http://paper.li/
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5. Guide your own professional development with online training.
http://www.macmillanenglish.com/webinars/
http://www.cambridge.org/Webinars
https://www.coursera.org/
MOOC
https://www.canvas.net/
www.youtube.com
How many people are there in your network?
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You are here
THEORY BEHIND PNL
PLN MANAGEMENT TOOLS
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Feeling overwhelmed with curation overload?
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