Comments on: The Power of the Professional Learning Network http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/the-power-of-the-professional-learning-network/ Helen's thoughts on learning. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:13:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: helenotway http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/the-power-of-the-professional-learning-network/comment-page-1/#comment-65 helenotway Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:14:34 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-65 Mark, Wow! You certainly have come a long way considering you have only just got started. Sounds like you got a lot out of the ICTEV conference which is good. I look forward to having you in my PLN. Helen Mark,
Wow! You certainly have come a long way considering you have only just got started. Sounds like you got a lot out of the ICTEV conference which is good. I look forward to having you in my PLN.
Helen

]]> By: Mark Pilson http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/the-power-of-the-professional-learning-network/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Mark Pilson Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:50:13 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-64 Hi Helen, I enjoyed your post, as it somewhat mirrors my journey. This is only my fourth year as a teacher, and my PLN has begun since attending the ICTEV conference last month. As yet I have only joined the OZ/NZ educators wiki, joined Twitter and started a blog. Next on my list is diigo and/or del.icio.us. Hi Helen,

I enjoyed your post, as it somewhat mirrors my journey. This is only my fourth year as a teacher, and my PLN has begun since attending the ICTEV conference last month. As yet I have only joined the OZ/NZ educators wiki, joined Twitter and started a blog. Next on my list is diigo and/or del.icio.us.

]]> By: helenotway http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/the-power-of-the-professional-learning-network/comment-page-1/#comment-63 helenotway Sat, 31 May 2008 11:51:22 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-63 Anne, Thanks for the comment. I was lucky enough to join some of our other blogger freinds at dinner after the conference. Nice to get to know people f2f. Hoping to have you as part of our online conference in August. Anne,
Thanks for the comment. I was lucky enough to join some of our other blogger freinds at dinner after the conference. Nice to get to know people f2f. Hoping to have you as part of our online conference in August.

]]> By: murcha http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/the-power-of-the-professional-learning-network/comment-page-1/#comment-62 murcha Sat, 31 May 2008 11:39:25 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-62 The ICTEV conference was a great success and thanks for all your input into it. You must have been very tired at the end of the day. It was great meeting you and I wish to strongly endorse some of the comments in this post, as my PLNs have also developed strongly over the last 12 months. Prior to that, it was difficult to attend many pd sessions due to my distance from Melbourne where most conferences etc are held. Budget constraints at school have also had an impact but now due to my online networks, I have attended conferences in the USA and learned so much of the up to date web2.0 tools and their applications to my classroom. I have also really enjoyed my membership with classroom 20 as that is where I really found the power of PLNs and those PLNs have increased in magnitude and powerful learning has been generated. This year, it has been great to see the emergence of online conferences initiated by our Education Dept and I have joined in as many as I possibly can. The ICTEV conference was a great success and thanks for all your input into it. You must have been very tired at the end of the day. It was great meeting you and I wish to strongly endorse some of the comments in this post, as my PLNs have also developed strongly over the last 12 months. Prior to that, it was difficult to attend many pd sessions due to my distance from Melbourne where most conferences etc are held. Budget constraints at school have also had an impact but now due to my online networks, I have attended conferences in the USA and learned so much of the up to date web2.0 tools and their applications to my classroom.
I have also really enjoyed my membership with classroom 20 as that is where I really found the power of PLNs and those PLNs have increased in magnitude and powerful learning has been generated.
This year, it has been great to see the emergence of online conferences initiated by our Education Dept and I have joined in as many as I possibly can.

]]> By: helenotway http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/the-power-of-the-professional-learning-network/comment-page-1/#comment-61 helenotway Sat, 31 May 2008 11:06:08 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-61 Hey Martin, I haven't heard of CofP but then again I'm not sure how I came to using PLN. Nirvana, I agree the growth has been huge for me too, and in such a short time. I can't imagine that this type of learning wouldn't be legitimate. More and more online learning is being encouraged, including Online Conferences that are initiated by our Education Department. Hey Martin, I haven’t heard of CofP but then again I’m not sure how I came to using PLN.

Nirvana, I agree the growth has been huge for me too, and in such a short time. I can’t imagine that this type of learning wouldn’t be legitimate. More and more online learning is being encouraged, including Online Conferences that are initiated by our Education Department.

]]> By: soulcradler http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/the-power-of-the-professional-learning-network/comment-page-1/#comment-60 soulcradler Sat, 31 May 2008 10:18:07 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-60 Helen, This is a great reflection on the power of the PLN. I have found that utilising the resources of my Ning networks, Twitter, Diigo and the Oz/NZ Educators group has led to exponential professional development for me personally. I have been wondering, though, where this PD fits within the traditional (externally delivered) model of PD for teachers. I find it difficult to explain to others that are not using these networks exactly how it is formatted, and wonder whether they see such PD as legitimate, or whether it is just "spending a lot of time on the internet", as several people have commented. I feel so many steps ahead it is difficult to explain to them. What do you think? Does this count? Helen, This is a great reflection on the power of the PLN. I have found that utilising the resources of my Ning networks, Twitter, Diigo and the Oz/NZ Educators group has led to exponential professional development for me personally.

I have been wondering, though, where this PD fits within the traditional (externally delivered) model of PD for teachers. I find it difficult to explain to others that are not using these networks exactly how it is formatted, and wonder whether they see such PD as legitimate, or whether it is just “spending a lot of time on the internet”, as several people have commented. I feel so many steps ahead it is difficult to explain to them. What do you think? Does this count?

]]> By: Martin Pluss http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/the-power-of-the-professional-learning-network/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Martin Pluss Sat, 31 May 2008 08:12:22 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-59 It is interesting that you use the expression PLN. Makes me wonder how it is different to a Community of Pracrice (CofP), A good post about what a lot of us are experiencing. cheers Martin ( Plu from Twitter) It is interesting that you use the expression PLN. Makes me wonder how it is different to a Community of Pracrice (CofP),

A good post about what a lot of us are experiencing.

cheers Martin ( Plu from Twitter)

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