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The first text I have read was "Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning" by Alec Couros. It's a short text about his (teaching) experiences with his first MOOC. But instead of a conclusion or discussion I`d just like to list some - for me important - sentences. Therefore this is just a note for me.

"Knowles, primary developer of this theory, argued that adults generally possess different motivations for learning and have acquired significant life experiences; both of these factors greatly influence the learning process (1970). Due to these key differences, Knowles proposed the following principles for adult learning:
(1) Adults need to be involved in the planning and evaluation of their instruction.
(2) Experience (including mistakes) provides the basis for learning activities.
(3) Adults are most interested in learning subjects that have immediate relevance to their job or personal life.
(4) Adult learning is problem-centred rather than content-oriented. (p. 43)" (p.113f)

"Connectivism emphasizes the importance of digital appliances, hardware, software, and network connections in human learning. [...] Connectivists recognize the influences that emerging technologies have on human cognition, and theorize that technology is reshaping the ways that humans create, store, and distribute knowledge." (p. 114)

"Open teaching is described as the facilitation of learning experiences that are open, transparent, collaborative, and social. Open teachers are advocates of a free and open knowledge society, and support their students in the critical consumption, production, connection, and synthesis of knowledge through the shared development of learning networks." (p. 115)

"While there is a growing field of research and thinking behind the concept of the PLE [...], the academic research on PLNs is much more anecdotal." (p. 123)

"The general consensus of this conversation maintains that PLEs are the tools, artefacts, processes, and physical connections that allow learners to control and manage their learning." (p. 125)

"[...], my PLN definition is simple: personal learning networks are the sum of all social capital and connections that result in the development and facilitation of a personal learning environment." (p. 125)

"The following is a short list of strategies for developing a personal learning network and for leveraging the PLN in distance education courses. [...]

• Immerse Yourself. [...]
• Learn to Read Social Media. [...]
• Strengthen Your PLN. [...]
• Know Your Connections. [...]
• PLNs Central To Learning. [...]" (p. 125f)

And now I have to connect me to the other learners to get knowledge about my connections ;-)

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Quelle: Couros, Alec: Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning (Online-Quelle: http://www.aupress.ca/books/120177/ebook/06_Veletsianos_2010-Emerging_Technologies_in_Distance_Education.pdf | 15.09.2010)