Tech4Training

In the last few weeks, I've been reading up on Professional ( or Personal ) Learning Networks , or PLN s. Essentially, a PLN is your digital network of professional colleagues with whom you can share information. PLNs can be made of blogs, social media like Facebook and Twitter, chat rooms, or other digital communities. But, here's the best part… your PLN is personal . Your PLN can be whatever you want it to be. Love Twitter, but hate blogs? Start your PLN on Twitter. Love Instagram, but can't stand Twitter's restrictions? Go with Instagram. Prefer to send Snaps instead of e-mail? You can even start your PLN on Snapchat! You get to pick who you want to learn from, and equally importantly, those with whom you'll share your knowledge.  I understand that at first it sounds daunting. Go! Read! Build your PLN!  (Ok, Dr. Robin didn't exactly say it like that.)  But, really, it's not daunting at all. Read some blogs. Get some ideas. Hop on Facebook or Tw...

Let's be honest, not all blogs are created equal. Some are filled with tons of material, but lack in personality. Some are really well-written, but lack in substance. On occasion, they're a perfect mix of wit, personality, style, and content. Alas, the perfect mix for me might not be the perfect mix for you. I'm going to write this blog in the style that appeals to me, and hopefully, that style appeals to you, too. (And... if doesn't and you're forced to read this because Dr. Robin assigned you to my group, my apologies in advance!)  You might already be starting to figure out the blogging style the appeals to me. I prefer a light, conversational tone, like we're old friends or colleagues, and we're just having a chat. This is actually quite a contrast to how I usually write professionally, but, in my opinion, a blog is meant to be much more casual than other professional settings. I'll try, on occasion, to be humorous, although I don't make any pr...

Greetings! Welcome to the inaugural post of my Tech4Training blog! Today, I'll start with a little about me and my blog. I'm Kayla. I like long walks on the beach and… kidding! I'm a supermom, career woman, college student. I love to train and instruct others, but I also love to learn! Hopefully this blog will be a little of each.  This is actually my first real blog. Back in the day, long before Facebook and even before MySpace, I had a Xanga page, which was kind of like a Facebook-MySpace-blog hybrid, but without all the selfies. But alas, I've never actually written a "real" blog, even though I've considered starting one many times. So, here goes nothing! This blog is created for use in a college course, Instructional Tech in HRD. Most readers will likely be other students in the class, but if you happen to come across this blog and are not part of our class, I'm optimistic you'll still find something useful. This semester I'll be us...