Personal Learning Network... what can you teach me?

 

I've been doing a lot of reading about Personal Learning Networks otherwise known as a PLN. The general principle is to have a unified location for an exchange of new ideas and techniques regarding a specific topic, It would incorporate many different social media tools like twitter, Facebook, blogs and more. I have been giving a lot of thought to what I would be using mine for. I am interested in finance, especially where mortgages are concerned and I'd benefit greatly if I were able to have one place to do all of my research. This is my interest now but I feel that it would evolve or possible change all together, these are no limits on how many specialized PLNs you can have. My PLN will be a work in progress, always adding in new sources and removing things that are out of date since the business world is ever changing.

I found a great list of reason to use social networking tools to build the PLN that sums it up pretty well. The list and addition information can be found here.

5 Reasons to Use Social Networking Tools to Build Your PLN

1. To facilitate learning in a more personalized manner
2. To share resources and lend support to peers with similar interests & passions
3. To continually challenge your thinking and lead you to new resources without your having to spend hours searching on your own
4. To be constantly motivated by your network of peers (PLN) who stimulate you with new ideas and resources you might otherwise never come across
5. To make it easy to DM (direct message) peers and/or experts who are always willing to offer suggestions, answer questions, and celebrate your successes with you.

 



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