University Educators’ Experience of Personal Learning Networks to Enhance Their Professional Knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21729586 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kay Oddone (0000-0002-6814-3783, Charles Sturt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 54-76 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1492-3831 • E-ISSN: 1492-3831 |
| Publisher | Athabasca University Press (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.19173/irrodl.v24i3.7053 |
| OpenAlex | W4386503032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper explores the experiences of university educators who use personal learning networks (PLNs) to enhance professional knowledge. With growing expectations to design and deliver effective online learning experiences, the PLN may offer flexible and supportive professional learning opportunities that build digital pedagogical capabilities. Previous research investigating PLNs has focused on how school teachers leverage social technologies to build these networks. However, there is limited examination of PLN use by university educators. This research is informed by the theories of networked learning and connectivism and uses a case study approach to deeply consider the experiences of five university educators from different disciplines across the globe. They share their understanding of the concept of the PLN, the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how their PLN affects their digital pedagogies. The findings reveal nuanced insights of university educators’ real-life experience, shedding light on how the use of social media and other digital tools for professional learning is changing and the implications this has for the development of university educators’ understandings of digital pedagogies
Computer-mediated communication · Connectivism · Educational technology · Faculty Development · Learning theory · Pedagogy · Professional development · Professional learning community · Social media · Sociology · The Internet · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology
Applied Thematic Analysis
Case Study Research in Practice
Personal Learning Environments, social media, and self-regulated learning
Engagement through microblogging
Categorising teachers’ use of social media for their professional learning
“Together we are better”
Networked Learning
Networked Learning in 2021
Conceptualizing dimensions and a model for digital pedagogy
Enriching Professional Learning Networks
Visitors and Residents
The interplay of five elements of influence on educators’ PLN actions
I tweet honestly, I tweet passionately
Occupational stress in University academics in Australia and New Zealand
Making the familiar strange
Drawing out emotions
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |