Building My Personal Learning Network

a reciprocal network that you create to learn from, connect with, gather information or resources, create with and finally share what you have learned. A Personal Learning Network can occur in your school, face-to-face, online, at conferences or through reading, reflecting and sharing”
collette Cassinelli

As an instructional designer, I improve by constantly reflecting and growing within this network. If you’re new to instructional design, you aren’t alone. Here I share ideas, inspiration, resources, and communities that support my learning journey. You can build and grow your learning network as well. Click the button below to download this printable to create your personal learning network.

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People

Here are the handles of some people and organizations I follow on Twitter. I try to keep this list small at any particular time so I can focus on building a rapport with a small group before expanding my network. I set a target to engage with the content of the people I follow for 20 minutes every day.

Tim Slade is an award-winning freelance eLearning designer – @sladetim

Roberta Dombrowski is a user experience professional – @robertalearns

Dr. Liz Hardy inspires online teachers and students with practical best-practice strategies – @SimpliTeach

The Learning Guild provides community and resources for learning professionals – @LearningGuild

YouTube

I follow :

Vanessa Anchored. Vanessa is an instructional designer/eLearning developer that shares tips and tricks for you to grow in the instructional design and eLearning industry.
The eLearning Designer’s Academy. Tim Slade is the founder of The eLearning Designer’s Academy – an online palatform aimed at helping new and existing eLearning desingers grow their skils and careers.
Unfiltered ID. Cara North shares helpful instructional design tutorials, tools, and honest answers to IDs burning questions every week.