Presentation given at NACAA and Epsilon Sigma Phi conferences. How to find and add to your personal learning network - using Twitter as an example. Presentation with notes is available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1W3ZphSEBGOIZMZWgK8LqlmZkPyaJa-kW9Z4Gm3kXnE8/edit

1. Creating Your Online Learning
Network
Anne Adrian eXtension-Auburn University
Twitter: @aafromaa
John Dorner, North Carolina State University
Twitter: @jdorner
ESP October 2012

2. Brought to you by the eXtension
Network Literacy CoP
www.extension.org/network_literacy

3. What Is a LN?
LNs are deliberately formed networks
of people and resources capable of
guiding our independent learning
goals and professional development
needs.

4. LN Resources
CONTENT CONVERSATIONS
Blogs Twitter
Facebook
Videos
Blog Comments
Slideshows
LinkedIn
Bookmarks
Google Plus

5. Using Twitter For Your LN
What Is Twitter?
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging
tool that allows users to share 140 character bursts of
information (tweets).
How are people using Twitter?
News source
Conversation
Conference tracker
Marketing tool
Knowledge network
Text Messaging

6. Identify people
Colleagues
Friends & Family
Authors
Bloggers
Speakers
Magazines
News Sites

7. Search for them

8.
Search your address book

9. Follow people that are retweeted

10. Follow Followers

11.
Lists you are on

12.
Search
for
subjects

13.
Search using #hashtags
#hashtags
are
community
driven

14.
Apps
Tweetdeck
Hootsuite
Twitter App -
iPhone/Android
Flipboard -
iPhone/iPad

15.
Next Steps
CREATE account if you don't have one
FIND your real life friends/colleagues
SEARCH for others with similar interests
FOLLOW others
SHARE what you discover and learn
http://www.extension.org/people/colleagues/socialnetwork
s

16. Creating Your Online Learning
Network
Anne Adrian eXtension-Auburn University
Twitter: @aafromaa
aadrian@extension.org
http://www.extension.org/people/aadrian
John Dorner, North Carolina State University
Twitter: @jdorner
jdorner@ncsu.edu
http://www.extension.org/people/jdorner

17. Abstract
Learning is an individual self-directed process, but learning does not have to be a
solitary process. Often it is best done with others. Fortunately, there are many tools you
can use to help you continue your learning. Which tools are the right ones for you? Who
do you go to to ask your questions? How do you find these people?
Many of today’s social media sites make it easy to find the right people and the right
information and to share what you know. Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, Delicious, Diigo,
Pinterest, Scoop.It, Slideshare, YouTube, Vimeo, TeacherTube, eXtension Learn,
Facebook, StackExchange, WikiPedia, Google Alerts, RSS feeds, and podcasts are
just some of the places you can share and learn.
In this session, we’ll discuss which tool to use for which job and how to find the
information that you want.