Response to Personal Learning Networks by Will Richardson

Richardson brings up a good point about Personal Learning Networks (PLN) by emphasizing that the learner is in control of his or her learning.  Rather than in a traditional classroom where you interact with those around you, with PLNs it's an independent function.  You need to be the one seek out others that are interested in what you might be interested in as well as engaging in those conversations.  Richardson also says that students today are engaging in PLNs by using MySpace, Facebook,etc. but no one is guiding them through this process.  Students today need to learn how to do this safely, ethically, and effectively.  He suggests that we as educators need to first do this for ourselves and then we can teach our students how to create their own PLN "the right way".

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