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WEEK 5:PLN in Education

Explore the videos provided and reflect on the themes of a PLN in professional capacity.

PLN can be personalized and specific to student learning programs through web-based software. By understanding students’ interests, teachers can build better relationships with students. And, PLN can also broaden students’ knowledge and expose them to new things. Through PLN, students can better share their ideas or their moods with others.

Which social media platforms are beneficial in education?

  1. Google+
  2. Facebook
  3. Twitter
  4. Instagram
  5. Skype
  6. Zoom
  7. Mattermost

When working with the vulnerable sector, how does social media fit into professionalism and regulations?

When working with vulnerable populations, social media can take a more holistic approach to accommodate the feelings of the vulnerable. Through the breadth of social media, the reach is large and the response can be more rapid. In order to accommodate professionalism and regulations, social media must be able to protect the privacy of its users and impose timely penalties for inappropriate speech or behavior.

Benefits

PLN in education satisfies the needs of all students by providing more flexibility and reducing barriers to learning. It divides learning into three parts – Performance, Action and Expression, and Engagement – and provides multiple ways to achieve it.

Each student chooses their own unique path of learning without being forced to do something they don’t like to do.

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