1. PLE2010 unKeynote Presentation Alec Couros and Graham Attwell and friends Photo: Thomas Hawk - http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/2442371176/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/2442371176/sizes/l/in/photostream/

2. QUESTION 1: With all of the available Web 2.0 tools, is there a need for “educational technology”? Photo Raymond Elferink

4. Photo by by thumecothumeco http://www.flickr.com/photos/waynethume/1541 09994/www.flickr.com/photos/waynethume/1541 09994/ Contributed by Mark McGuire

5. Question 2: What are the implications of PLEs/PLNs on traditional modes/structures of education?

6. PLEs may expand into traditional structures http://www.flickr.com/photos/xip/13979681/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

7. PLN PLE When we seek and we create personal learning spaces, our classrooms can no longer be defined by their physical spaces.

8. Contributed by Carlos Santos

9. Question3: What are the key attributes of a healthy PLE/PLN?

10. A healthy PLE is dynamic, diverse and interactive. http://www.flickr.com/photos/labguest/3510995344/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

11. BREADTH DEPTH What are the key attributes of a healthy PLE/PLN? Both online & offline Linked into multiple networks Draw from eclectic sources Involve 2-way information flow Have people at their heart Background to this diagram – blog post 1 & blog post 2blog post 1 Contributed by Ian Guest

12. Contributed by Richard A. Schwier

13. George Roberts

14. Empathy/Forgiveness Contributed by Richard A. Schwier

16. hospitality Contributed by Richard A. Schwier

17. QUESTION 4: What pedagogies are inspired by PLEs (e.g., networked learning, connected learning)? Give examples of where PLEs/PLNs have transformed practice.

18. Sia Vogel - My PLE

19. Question 5: What are the implications of PLEs/PLNs beyond bringing educational technology into the classroom, and specifically toward workplace/professional learning?

20. One implication of PLEs in education: empowering students’ learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/ldm/14296081 / Contributed by Gemma Tur

21. Another implication of PLEs in education: Working students’ digital attitude http://www.flickr.com/photos/unav/4100393732/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

22. Question 6: If PLEs/PLNs are becoming the norm, what does it mean for teachers/trainers (or the extension: what does it mean for training teachers & trainers)?

23. If PLEs are becoming the norm, it means networking our students from the very beginning. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimiw/1878700854/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

24. Contributed by Mary Risner Photo danceinthesky http://www.flickr.com/photos/26533176@N00/403990660/ danceinthesky http://www.flickr.com/photos/26533176@N00/403990660/

25. The networked student may become the networked professional. THE WAY IS LONG... BUT IT CANNOT BE DONE ALONE. http://www.flickr.com/photos/baggis/4173304621/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

26. Question 7: As our networks continue to grow, what strategies should we have in managing our contacts, our connections, and our attention? Or, extension, how scalable are PLEs/PLNs?

27. Question 8: Can we start thinking beyond PLEs/PLNs as models? Are we simply at a transitional stage? What will be the next, new model for learning in society? (e.g., where are we headed?)

28. How can you avoid creating an echo chamber PLE/PLN? CC-licensed photo by lovestruck lovestruck Contributed by Meredith Stewart

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