Tag Archives | PLN

Why You Need a PLN, and How to Develop One: Resources Shared at #ASTDTK14

By on January 22, 2014 in General

At the 2014 ASTD TechKnowledge conference, I led a discussion titled Why You Need a PLN, and How to Develop One. This blog post is being set up primarily as a follow-up resource for those that attended the session, and it may also serve as a resource for anyone that wants to learn more about PLNs. […]

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Your Most Powerful Search Engine is Your Personal Learning Network (PLN)

By on September 26, 2011 in Social Media, Twitter

The use of search engines like Google, Yahoo, or Bing for research is commonplace in today’s online world. In fact, many of us go to these sites instantly when the need to find something first arises, be it something as trivial as finding out when a movie is playing, or as part of a multi-million dollar […]

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Blogging: Why did I wait so long?

By on March 10, 2011 in Social Media

It was October 7th 2010.  I was sitting at home, in front of my computer, about to click the ‘CREATE ACCOUNT’ button on Blogger.com, and found myself hesitating. Earlier in the week, during a discussion about blogging in the weekly #lrnchat chat on Twitter, I had publicly stated “That’s it, I’m going to start my […]

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What’s your Personal Social Media Strategy?

By on February 18, 2011 in Social Media

Last week I participated in a webcast featuring Jay Cross (@jaycross).  During the chat, Jay told the story of two Army Generals who got together for drinks daily and discussed the stories of their day.  At one point, they realized that others would benefit from hearing their stories as well, and a blog was born.  […]

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