0:00:00so say you mean you're at school getting ready to teach a class and you
0:00:03get another memo about
0:00:04well who knows what the memos about
0:00:06probably another meeting agenda or training seminar they'd want you to attend
0:00:10i will you like little or something illuminating an innovative and maybe even like changing
0:00:13you'll be away from work which means you'll have a lot to catch up on
0:00:16this memos about learning networks
0:00:18remember liverpool in two thousand six from the local authority arranged on cd schools into
0:00:23ten different learning communities
0:00:25great idea
0:00:26but it's in predetermined groups and make us talk to each other
0:00:29but not about what we had for lunch or how the team last again note
0:00:32the focus was to be learning only which is fair suppose it is work after
0:00:37all but as far to connect to the people in your group when all you
0:00:40know about them is they're pedagogical philosophy
0:00:42so they formed a committee to figure out how to let teachers talk to each
0:00:45other with senior management and people with fans you titles the once established participants could
0:00:50go ahead and create programs out loud teachers to talk
0:00:53mark o'brien along with some of his colleagues interviewed the learning network coordinators
0:00:57and sensor based head gestures were supposed to circulate the question is to everyone else
0:01:02they wanted to see what we thought about the very network know what the network
0:01:05meant to us o'brien read and sort and categorise responses
0:01:08making for broad observations about or attitudes first
0:01:12turns out a bunch of educators really believe these learning networks or just part of
0:01:16the government's plan to get reelected
0:01:17second
0:01:18lots of respondents thought improving student achievement was the motivation behind an implementation
0:01:24third we're not likely gonna use the learning that work for short term stuff but
0:01:27most was to think it will be good for a long term professional about
0:01:31for a had masters it seems are more sceptical the most they just know that
0:01:35despite the presence of big steering committee
0:01:37they're the ones all have to sell it in the schools even if they are
0:01:40real clear on the learning networks purpose
0:01:42o'brien and his colleagues learn from this experience that ownership and independent self-determination are important
0:01:48element so learning network you suggest that if we have or do this again our
0:01:52learning network should have clearly defined purpose and embody the noble values of trust openness
0:01:57and integrity
0:01:59no social media has a whole lot of stuff not about learning
0:02:02but a bunch of university types callers got a whole of it started using foot
0:02:05is one hundred forty characters to do serious stuff
0:02:08in twenty ten
0:02:09george fella stanno screen a bunch of academics to find out how the use twitter
0:02:13for their own professional learning
0:02:15in order to be creep where the this colour have to be a phd employed
0:02:18by higher education institutions with an active public putter profiling at least two thousand followers
0:02:23the kind of twitter user that could shed light on exactly how social networks could
0:02:27be used as learning that works several researchers can through sort and categorize the last
0:02:32one hundred weights from each of the forty five scholars this study
0:02:35you found that we generally served seven functions
0:02:38sharing things with each other accessing learning opportunities getting or giving advice personal and professional
0:02:44branding activities
0:02:46networking with others bridging other social media platforms those channels even acknowledge the contributions of
0:02:51trivial tweaked to making connections with others
0:02:54sharing personal details publicly ads dimensionality to the online persona when the learning network is
0:02:59controlled by the individual
0:03:01it has great capacity for change and specialisation
0:03:04so well stammers found out what network lenition doing on twitter
0:03:08rory c
0:03:09found out why network learners find that so valuable
0:03:12in twenty thirteen c had a brainstorming session with thirty four academics with self directed
0:03:17learning that works she was interested in the networks social relationships yet participants describe the
0:03:23other people in the networks do they were how close they were what you learn
0:03:27from them and however they connect you found that almost half are described as both
0:03:30colleagues and friends
0:03:32c sort of organised and categorize the tweaks an identified seven factors contributing to professional
0:03:37learning they like sharing
0:03:39there there's the aspect about the social aspects of learning
0:03:42define valuable information and resources in the network they get feedback on their ideas and
0:03:47they learn things from the each other and they feel a sense of crossed and
0:03:49support and the connections
0:03:51a good and intelligent people see says that learning that works rely on the intrinsic
0:03:56rewards of given take what's different with social media as we can include people both
0:04:00near and far socially closer distance in the self managed learning network that's integrated into
0:04:06our daily practise management is now taking a grassroots bottom-up approach to creating learning networks
0:04:12they're basing this new approach on two thousand eleven research by irene handy it's
0:04:17she analyzed interviews of several people with experience facilitating professional wearing that worked the learning
0:04:22that works will be independent and self directed and the facilitator will work with me
0:04:26to make initial connections with people and content that will help me meet those needs
0:04:30the learning that works will be integrated into daily practise and the facilitator will help
0:04:34me make time in my day to participate
0:04:37the learning networks will use my choice of communication technology to connect and collaborate with
0:04:42people both inside and outside the organisation the facilitator will even work with me to
0:04:46develop affective communication skills and social media and find opportunities for face-to-face meetings
0:04:52this new approach the memo says is an effort to nurture climate of learning throughout
0:04:56the organisation
0:04:58i think i'm gonna like this