Blog: Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of The Connected Educator called "Building Your Connected Learning Community" serves mainly as a tutorial on how to create, develop, and perfect your own personal learning networks (PLNs) and professional learning communities (PLCs) in order to encourage continuous development and collaboration. This chapter gives descriptions of what an effective network should look like, such as being self-sustaining, relevant, and engaging for all members involved. The author also tells us how to keep these networks effective. For instance, a good way to keep your networks relevant and engaging for all members is by co-creating your content with members of the network. According to Nussbaum-Beach and Hall (2010)"If only the leader is sharing content, not all community members' needs are likely to be met." The author tells us what makes these communities thrive, like shared vision, trusting relationships, open dialogue, and balancing between structure and organ...