1. PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 3A

4.  Professional
doing a certain kind of work as a full-time
job for payment
 Learning
involves obtaining knowledge by
studying
 Network
a net-like arrangement of connected
lines; a group of people that exchange
information

5.  Is the entire collection of people with
whom you engage and exchange
information, usually online.
 A personal learning network is an
informal learning network that consists of
the people a learner interacts with and
derives knowledge from in a personal
learning environment.

6.  In a PLN, a person makes a connection
with another person with the specific
intent that some type of learning will
occur because of that connection
 There are different types of PLN,
PLNs can include tons of different
communities – social networking sites like
Facebook, blogs, Twitter, wikis, social
bookmarking tools, LinkedIn.

8.  They learn through networking

9.  Knowledge exists in the connection we
make on a daily basis with other
individuals.
 Types of connections:
 Strong connections vs weak connections
 Staying connected improves knowledge

11.  “A personal representation that
represents a skill set, a big idea, a belief
system, and value-equation that other
people find of interest. Personal
branding is everything you do that
differentiates and market yourself, such
as your messages, self-presentation, and
marketing tactics”. C. Kupta

12.  Entails that you:
 reflect on your practice
 attend conferences, workshops and
seminars
 continuously read academic journals
and/or professional literature
 attend service training sessions and staff
meetings

13.  Learn new things
 Ask questions
 Collaborate
 Validation
 Camaraderie
 Stay in touch with friends

14.  To update our practice
 To learn, unlearn, and relearn
 To reflect constantly to the changes
around your profession

15.  The personal web site is still one of the
most critical foundations of your
professional brand.
 The online environment allow you to
manage your brand perception
(professional development).
 The web allows you to archive and
display your attributes. Web sites don’t
have to be complicated to be of value.

16.  Be sure to focus on the usability,
graphics, navigation, metadata, page
layout and information content.
 While technology comes and goes over
time, the simplicity of design never does.
Maybe a full scale web site is too much
time and effort, if so then simply create a
blog from one of the many free sources.

17.  The key is to get that professionalism out
in the public. At the heart of a
professional representation is to see that
the individual has differentiated
themselves from the pack, a diverse set
of skills and talent, and a history of
delivery. If you can communicate that in
a simple and concise manner then you
are at the top of your game.

18.  We know we can distribute information,
now we need to concentrate on how
we associate to each other, how we
build learning contexts

19.  Know-how and know-what is being
supplemented with know-where (the
understanding of where to find
knowledge needed).

21.  Professional development – learn from
content-area specialists
 Locate resources for your classroom,
such as free websites and software
 Get lesson plan ideas from master
teachers

22.  Learn about new technology and how
to integrate it into your teaching
 Find collaborative solutions
 Find interesting links to education news
 Students can also reap the benefits of
tapping into their PLNs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw
M4ieFOotA

23.  Whether you’re a full-time teacher, or a
full-time student, your PLN can be
extremely interesting and helpful. The
beauty of people communicating online
is the ease of finding and sharing
information and – if you ask for it – the
group feedback that you get on ideas
and projects.

24.  Raquseo, C. (2001, March 4). Professional
development. pp. 4-30.
 Abbey,E. (2009, March 6). Professional learning
networks. pp. 1-23.
 Stephens, R. (2005, August 31). Fifteen ways to
implement professional branding. 15 Ways, p. 19.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_learning_netwo
rk
 http://onceateacher.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/pln-
your-personal-learning-network-made-easy/