Collaborator

Collaborator

Scenario · Overview EXPLORE: Why Collaborate ENGAGE: Personal Learning Networks EXTEND: Cultivating Your PLN EMPOWER: Map Your PLN Module Checklist

Overview

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Using technology tools to build intentional connections with others, to pose and solve problems collaboratively, and to strengthen independent thought is key to building digital capacity for teaching and learning. This module explores tools for online collaborations. It offers ways to create and extend professional and personal learning networks (PLNs) through collaborations within, across, and between disciplines.

Outcome

Build PLNs to collaborate and share knowledge with colleagues within, across, and between disciplines.

Objectives

Assess how your educational approach is currently enhanced by your collaborations.
Explore ways to build, augment and nurture PLNs.
Identify strategies to extend professional connections beyond your institution or peers.
Experiment with digital tools that may be used to build PLNs.