How would you create a PLN prior to engaging a social media campaign on a topic of your choice.
If I were to create a PLN prior to engaging a social media campaign regarding inquiry, I would make sure to ask questions specific to the topic and to be open to a wide range of answers from a wide range of professionals. I could do this by questioning/conversing with friends and family, posting questions on my social media such as facebook and Instagram and by creating a tweet, much like Tomloud @loudlearning did through @edchat.
I could join in on tweet chats and have a voice in the discussion as well. This way, I can ask questions, listen to feedback, give insight, reconfirm/reconfigure thinking all while also building the diversity within my PLN. “There is plenty to learn from people outside our field” (Woods, 2013). Therefore, I would ensure that my questions were pointed at professionals/people who have both similar interests/occupations, as well as a variety. Finally, “A PLN should never be a one way street. It should be a way for [me] to help others as well. The more [I] contribute to [my] PLN, the more others will want to help [me]” (Woods, 2013). Therefore, I would make sure that I was putting as much into the conversation as I was taking from it, as well as make sure to participate as much with others’ topics as they do with mine.
Citation
Woods, Bianca. “Building your own PLN: seeking new insights and ideas? Expand your personal learning network.” T+D, vol. 67, no. 11, Nov. 2013, p. 70+. Gale OneFile: Business, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A348998538/ITBC?u=uvictoria&sid=ITBC&xid=1010abdf. Accessed 16 Feb. 2021.
Tom Loud, TL [@loudlearning] (February 14, 2021). Language of Great School Leaders:1. How can I help? 2. What do you think? 3. Your work is changing lives! 4. I trust you 5. I appreciate your commitment 6. Thank you for working hard 7. I was wrong 8. I’m sorry 9. Do you have the tools you need? 10. I’ve got your back [Tweet], Twitter, https://twitter.com/loudlearning/status/1361173032765652992 (Screen shot by Jayne Won).