EDUC-761: Creating Collaborative Communities in E-Learning
Personal Learning Network (PLN)
Below is a list of communities in which I share and retrieve information. My personal learning network is evolving and will continue to be. It is important to revisit the resources I use to make sure that my needs are being met. Keeping current on resources will benefit me as an online educator.
Use Regularly Now
Currently Exploring
Need to Learn/Add
Personal Learning Network (PLN)
Below is a list of communities in which I share and retrieve information. My personal learning network is evolving and will continue to be. It is important to revisit the resources I use to make sure that my needs are being met. Keeping current on resources will benefit me as an online educator.
Use Regularly Now
- NEA: I follow NEA on Twitter to help me stay current with educational topics.
- NCTM: I follow NCTM on Facebook to help me stay current on published articles and educational reform.
- AAE: I am a member of the Association of American Educators and receive emails on current educational issues.
- Edutopia: I use this resource when I need advice regarding an educational issue. By reading articles I better know how to narrow in on what to research.
- Tim Kanold: I follow his blog on math education. After having heard him speak, I am very interested in resources he has to share.
- AP Community: I am a participant in the AP Calculus News Feed that shares resources and allows teachers to pose questions to each other.
Currently Exploring
- Social Bookmarking: Using a site like Diigo would be advantageous towards helping me be more organized.
- Google+: I need to update my school Google profile so that I can link to other educators.
- Pinterest: I currently use this personally and not professionally. I need to follow other educators to find better resources and engagement tools.
Need to Learn/Add
- Blogging: I need to incorporate blogging on current articles I am reading to help me reflect personally and be able to share with other colleagues.
- LinkedIn: I need to investigate the potential of networking. I receive many emails from them asking me to create a profile, but haven’t looked into it further.