•  Explore the video provided and reflect on the themes of a PLN in a professional capacity.

In the video, Brad Baker participated in many activities related to Aboriginal people and anti-racism, and established a health professional network through social media. PLN allows people to pass on their opinions and voices, so that everyone can share and communicate together, making PLN more diversified and inclusive. In addition, PLN has brought benefits to indigenous people and allowed them to reconcile with the public. PLN not only allows everyone to share their lives, but also lets everyone know more facts.

  • Which social media platforms are beneficial in education?

I think the more useful social media platforms are social platforms for professional learning, such as Google, MOOC, and NetEase Cloud Classroom. These platforms are relatively professional and authoritative. People can find many learning resources here, including some books and courses from famous school teachers. You can effectively solve the problems encountered in learning, saving time and money. The second is the most commonly used social platforms for our young people, WeChat, Twitter, Facebook, etc. These platforms bring us too much fresh information, where we can chat with friends, share life, and learn about China. All kinds of information outside, and more importantly, we can establish contacts with like-minded people.

  • Consider the equality that exists when all have the same platform to engage community dialogues.

In an equal environment, everyone has the right to express their views, so that we can learn from each other and make progress in communication. Secondly, on social platforms, we will not be affected by individual differences, and we can freely express our opinions, thus establishing an effective PLN.

References:

Veletsianos, G., & Couros, A. (2010;2014;). Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning. In Emerging technologies in distance education (pp. 109–128). essay, AU Press.

Miller, J., & Baker, B. (2021, June 10). Brad Baker Edci 338. YouTube. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5z8iHxW2n4