Part of connected learning is having the opportunity to see what others have accomplished and learning from them. I wanted to see how other people organized their Personal Learning Environment and I found Laurie’s visual representation on her blog, “From the Pit” to be very helpful.
While my PLE chart covered some of the same categories as Laurie’s (family, social, education,) Laurie included more detail, which made me realize that my sources of learning are more varied than I originally thought. In particular, Laurie had a section for offline learning networks. I realize that I learn a lot from others in face to face settings. In particular, my collaboration with colleagues is often done in person. I definitely want to acknowledge the importance of personal relationships in my PLE.
I would also add a category for my classes at UNH. My coursework is definitely enriching my own learning. Laurie also included categories for multimedia, blogs and Google which are all important ways for me to assimilate, curate and share knowledge. Lastly, I loved that Laurie had a category for books, which as an English teacher, will always remain an important source of learning for me.
Seeing the PLE’s of others is an important source of learning. One of the major themes of New Literacies is the importance of sharing and collaborating in order to maximize our own productivity. I thank my colleagues for the opportunity to learn from them.
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