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Personal Learning Networks and Introducing TeachConnect
Steven Kickbusch & Nick Kelly
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Why do you connect?Where do you connect?When do you connect?What do you connect with?Who do you connect with?
Personal Learning Network (PLN) … a useful term
“everything & everyone that you look to when you need to know something about being a teacher”
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Isn’t that obvious? …
The more you put in, the more you get out
Not all PLNs are equal!
Strategy matters
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“I just google when I need to know something”
Compared to…
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Socialisation into the profession
Practical help
Convene relationships
Support for reflection
Provision of feedback
Modelling of practice
Kinds of support you’ll find online
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Components of a PLN
Email contactsChat roomsWebinarsBlogsSocial media
TeachConnectwww.TeachConnect.edu.au
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Learning to ask!
“The more you ask, the more you get”
“There is no down side to asking”
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An online community to
support pre-service
teachers in the transition through
practicum and into
early career.
What isTeachConnect?
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• Teaching is often a very isolated career
• Collaboration can lead to better outcomes
• Beginning teachers feelunsupported
• There are gaps in support
• Online support can be improved
Why
?Te
achC
onne
ct?
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A space for deep reflection upon teaching practice.
Pre-service and Early-career teachers are mentored by
experienced teachers.
Mentorship Circles
Small
Private
Trusted
Stable
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Community Q&A
Growing Knowledge database
Answering questions
Sharing resources
Giving adviceKnowledge
never lost
Helping one
another
A space for Community Knowledge Sharing where teachers help one
another
Shared knowledge is easily accessible to the rest of the wider community.
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One of the things I've found is that if any one of a group
of people with similar problems asks a question
there's a good chance that the question will reflect some of the thinking of their peers.
- Myles Horton
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Further reading
• http://www.scoop.it/t/personal-learning-networks• http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/20-
tips-for-creating-a-professional-learning-network/• http://educationtechnologysolutions.com.au/2015/07/2
3/develop-a-personal-learning-network-to-inspire-lifelong-learning/
• http://edupln.ning.com/• https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embe
dded&v=K4Vd4JP_DB8