Personal learning networks should deepen our humanity. That's a half-baked idea, but I think it starts to get at something that has emerged in a few recent conversations I've had with a good friend. This all starts because personal learning networks (PLNs) and their impact within workplaces and education spaces raises a set of questions … Continue reading Hand-crafting a greater role for personal learning networks

I've been thinking a good deal lately about personal learning networks (PLNs) and their relationship to organizational knowledge sharing and collaboration. Or maybe not so much thinking as observing. Observing the emergence of new PLNs. PLNs are the result of an individual being a connected and effective digital, networked learner. For me personally, it's a … Continue reading Half baked, revisited

I want to reflect on two aspects of #etmooc: The experience of it and also the questions I am left pondering as I transition to some post-etmooc state. I am happy that this is part of my visible digital self. But truthfully, I am writing this for myself. Some context first. etmooc started at the … Continue reading Education to advocacy. Reflections on #etmooc

This week's topic in #edcmooc is "reasserting the human" - a look at various responses to the apparent threat to humanity posed by the ever-increasing presence (intrusion?) of technology. It's an interesting setup; forcing a debate on what, in fact, does it mean to be human? What are the most fundamental, essential elements that make … Continue reading Pinching my digital networked learning self