Weekly Blog Posts 5

  • How would you create a PLN prior to engaging a social media campaign on a topic of your choice?

I would create a PLN prior to engaging in a social media campaign by posts my ideas and hearing other’s opinions. The social media that I use the most frequently is Twitter and Instagram. I always post my questions or ideas on social media to expand my PLN. “A PLN is simply an informal group of people who you learn things from on a regular basis ” (Woods, 2013). It is true that because I do get a lot of professional ideas from social media, this is also including academic thoughts. I could see that people recommend books that help our studies. And also exchange ideas on Twitter. #EconTwitter on Twitter gives me many ideas on how to improve my economic studies. “There is no better tool for building your PLN right now than Twitter” (Woods, 2013). According to Woods, when we follow favourite industry experts we can get ideas for other voices to follow. This is my favourite way of creating a PLN prior to engaging a social media.

 

Woods, Bianca. “Building Your Own PLN: Seeking New Insights and Ideas? Expand Your Personal Learning Network.” T+D (Alexandria, Va.), vol. 67, no. 11, 2013, pp. 70.