personal learning networks

today's edchat was on plns's influence.. 3 hours later - people are still rattling on about them.

cool jets.

@mrtownsley just gave this great insight and visual

PLN != online networks.  

PLN = personal learning network

my take on his visual

pln = personal learning networks 

we've always had and still do - but they are face to face - and a lot of times not even noticed as such, they are great nonetheless... a support system.. people that nudge you and you nudge them to be better than you would without them

pln!= online/virtual personal learning networks (i'm thinking he would be ok with me including the word hybrid here - as some still will be face to face - heck i included a whole slew of words that aren't his)

description of network above - but now on steroids... amped up a bit - because they now include virtual relationships, which means now i get to connect to people purely per passion, since i am no longer bound by geography

then - @shellterrell shared this gem i had not seen before.

notice @gsiemens comment about a networks being equiv to a degree program:

The first reference from George Siemens I find is September 30, 2003. "Most of us belong to more than one learning community. These multiple communities form a personal learning network. If a learning community equates somewhat with a course, then our learning network is equivalent to a degree program."

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