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Speaker Carol Skyring |
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Carol Skyring is an inspirational educator who has been involved in the design, application and effective use of technology for teaching and learning since 1986. Carol works with universities, colleges, schools, government and corporations throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA and Europe. As an acknowledged leader in this field, Carol has been published in numerous journals, is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and has authored a number of books and eBooks. (You can read many of her papers and articles at http://www.scribd.com/cdltoz) Carol is Emerging Technologies Specialist at Broadreach Services. She holds a Dip T, Grad Dip Dist Ed, B Ed, M Ed (Research) and is currently undertaking doctoral studies on the use of microblogging for professional learning.
Learning in 140 Characters:
The use of Microblogging for Professional Learning |
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Why you should listen to Carol: |
Frontliner Session: Wed Sept 14, 2011 12:30pm - 1:00pm |
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Social networking has enabled new forms of relationships and patterns of communicating and learning. Networking is not new, people have networked for many years in order to share practice. What is new, is the fact that the Web has facilitated networking across greater geographical distances and individuals are personalising their own social networks with the help of the Web. Not only are these online social networks being used for social connections, they also provide tools for personalising learning and have the ability to facilitate personal learning networks (PLNs). This presentation will explore how microblogging tools such as Twitter are being employed to share knowledge and their role in PLNs.
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