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Personal Learning Network

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Personal Learning Network
Introduction

A personal learning network refers to a group of professionals, mentors, or colleagues
that a person connects with to enhance their learning, in addition to taking charge of their own
professional development. It is therefore important to conduct an analysis of people or groups to
add to one’s personal learning network. It is crucial to create a personal learning network. This
paper discusses my personal learning network, with a focus on a description of the tools and
networks I will use to create my PLN, information I will present in my professional profile, and a
categorized, annotated list of groups or people that I might add to my PLN.

A description of the tools and networks I will use to create my PLN

The networks and tools I will use to create my PLN include LinkedIn, Facebook, and
Twitter. Facebook is a major network that people use when creating effective personal learning
networks. However, there are some arguments for and against having a Facebook network. Most
of these arguments have to do with tolerating the loss of one's privacy. Having a Facebook
network makes it convenient to set a blog to add numerous important links to one's blog posts
automatically. There is also the option of a person adding the links himself as he makes them.
The rationale for Facebook is the significant amount of traffic it can produce for me. The next
network I will use to create my PLN is Twitter. One important thing to note about Twitter is that
it is enormous, and there exist monster tweeters all over. These are people who apparently do the
tweeting job. Twitter gives the user one page to convince the potential followers that they are a
valuable resource (Grantham, 2017). The rationale for using Twitter is that even if nobody clicks
my link, my tweets themselves will become part of my digital footprint and gets my name out

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there. Twitter is an incredible tool. When used correctly, I can have an endless stream of
amazing, free professional development, in addition to opportunities for networking. LinkedIn is
another essential networking site. The rationale for LinkedIn is that it is highly professional and
has automatic notice options for one's blogging activities (Thompson, 2012).

Information I will present in my professional profile

An important thing to consider when creating PLN networks is the information to be
presented in one's professional profile. Such information may be added to one or more of those
platforms. For the case of my personal learning network, there is information I will present in my
professional profile for LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Such information includes a highquality profile picture, a name that people recognize as a real person, a description of who I am
(more than just my job), and a link to my blog or sites of relevance. Such small details go a long
way in making a massive difference in creating a follower base that will care about who I am, in
addition to attracting the type of followers that create a healthy personal learning network. For
example, when it comes to Twitter, it is crucial to understand that the profile acts as my first
impression. The implication here is that first impressions matter a lot. An engaging, informative,
and slick Twitter profile can make a significant difference (Grantham, 2017). Specific text that I
will use to identify myself include a name that people can recognize as a real person. This means
that I cannot use nicknames in a professional profile. Furthermore, no one will be willing to
follow a person who doesn't provide their real name. The other specific text I will use to identify
myself is a description of who I am. For example, it would be wise to include details such as my
achievements, education, or career-wise. A well-written professional profile must provide the
followers with an idea of abilities and skills. Also, there should be a list of interests. Examples of

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these interests include volunteer work, club memberships, blogging, sports, art, traveling, music,
and reading.

A categorized, annotated list of groups or people that I might add to my PLN

There are various people or groups that I might add to my personal learning network.
These categories include:

Band of Entrepreneurs- This is a non-profit organization that is useful for
entrepreneurs. The organization has almost 27,000 members who get crucial support on various
topics such as technology, public relations, human resources, legal help, among others. Selecting
the group entailed using the Google database. Specifically, I browsed LinkedIn groups every
entrepreneur should belong to. This particular group was of interest because of its impact in
supporting entrepreneurs.

Digital Marketing: Social Media, Search, Mobile and More- This group was crea...