Unit 14 Audio Summary

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Hello learners, my name is Ann Brenda Nyanjugu and I would like to give a brief summary on  unit 14. A personal learning network (PLN) is an informal learning network consisting of the people a learner interacts with to derive knowledge. There are 3 types of PLN

  • Personally maintained synchronous connections;
  • Personally and socially maintained semi-synchronous connections;
  • Dynamically maintained asynchronous connections.

A PLN has several benefits which include;

  1. Professional development; 
  2. Location of resources for your classroom, such as free websites and software; 
  3. Get lesson plan ideas from master teachers;
  4. Learn about new technology and how to integrate it into your teaching;
  5. Find collaborative solutions;
  6. Find interesting links to education news.

PLN tools enable us to build a  reliable  network. They include; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Skype, blogs etc.