Taking Your Next Step (Part 2 of 3): Professional Learning Network
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Guest post by Kevin Flora (Cross post from kevinflora.com)
The first step in this series consisted of evaluating and possibly changing your personal learning network. Aside from your personal network, you will also need to evaluate your professional learning network. Do not confuse your professional learning network with your current job place. Your responsibility as a contributing member of the work force is to ensure that you are surrounding yourself with the best possible opportunities to further yourself, those around you, and the ones who will come after you. A few tips to keep in mind as you look at your professional learning network:
A professional learning network can benefit you in ways a personal learning network cannot. Allow individuals from different disciplines to creatively adapt their thoughts and ideas into your world to see a new perspective. When you go to the next conference or training seminar, try meeting 3 new people and get to know them. You will be amazed at what connections and opportunities can come through casual conversations. If you are tired of the routine grind of life, step out and be different. Take your next step today and never look back, except to laugh.
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