Slides by Graham Attwell, Alec Couros and friends for their Unkeynote presentation at the #PLE2010 Conference held in Barcelona in July

1. PLE2010 unKeynote Presentation Alec Couros and Graham Attwell and friends Photo: Thomas Hawk - http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/2442371176/sizes/l/in/photostream/

2. QUESTION 1: With all of the available Web 2.0 tools, is there a need for “educational technology”? Photo Raymond Elferink

4. Photo by by thumeco http:// www.flickr.com/photos/waynethume/154109994/ Contributed by Mark McGuire

5. Question 2: What are the implications of PLEs/PLNs on traditional modes/structures of education?

6. PLEs may expand into traditional structures http://www.flickr.com/photos/xip/13979681/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

7. PLN PLE When we seek and we create personal learning spaces, our classrooms can no longer be defined by their physical spaces .

8. Contributed by Carlos Santos

9. Question3: What are the key attributes of a healthy PLE/PLN?

10. A healthy PLE is dynamic, diverse and interactive. http://www.flickr.com/photos/labguest/3510995344/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

11. BREADTH DEPTH Both online & offline Linked into multiple networks Draw from eclectic sources Involve 2-way information flow Have people at their heart Background to this diagram – blog post 1 & blog post 2 Contributed by Ian Guest What are the key attributes of a healthy PLE/PLN?

12. Contributed by Richard A. Schwier

13. George Roberts

14. Empathy/Forgiveness Contributed by Richard A. Schwier

16. hospitality Contributed by Richard A. Schwier

17. QUESTION 4: What pedagogies are inspired by PLEs (e.g., networked learning, connected learning)? Give examples of where PLEs/PLNs have transformed practice.

18. Sia Vogel - My PLE

19. Question 5: What are the implications of PLEs/PLNs beyond bringing educational technology into the classroom, and specifically toward workplace/professional learning?

20. One implication of PLEs in education: empowering students’ learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/ldm/14296081 / Contributed by Gemma Tur

21. Another implication of PLEs in education: Working students’ digital attitude http://www.flickr.com/photos/unav/4100393732/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

22. Question 6: If PLEs/PLNs are becoming the norm, what does it mean for teachers/trainers (or the extension: what does it mean for training teachers & trainers)?

23. If PLEs are becoming the norm, it means networking our students from the very beginning. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimiw/1878700854/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

24. Contributed by Mary Risner Photo danceinthesky http://www.flickr.com/photos/26533176@N00/403990660/

25. The networked student may become the networked professional. THE WAY IS LONG... BUT IT CANNOT BE DONE ALONE. http://www.flickr.com/photos/baggis/4173304621/ Contributed by Gemma Tur

26. Question 7: As our networks continue to grow, what strategies should we have in managing our contacts, our connections, and our attention? Or, extension, how scalable are PLEs/PLNs?

27. Question 8: Can we start thinking beyond PLEs/PLNs as models? Are we simply at a transitional stage? What will be the next, new model for learning in society? (e.g., where are we headed?)

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