Before the internet, networking and remaining connected with the world looked very different than today. Today, those who have access to the internet, whether it is in their homes, on their phones or one of the many "free" hotspots businesses offer, are constantly connected to some type of network. The networks we interact with are vast and intentionally or not, we learn from those networks. This blog post will look at Personal Learning Networks (PLN), Personal Learning Environments (PLE), the implications of the digital age for both teachers and students and changes caused by the pandemic. What is a Personal Learning Network (PLN)? Wikipedia defines a PLN as "a learning network that consists of the people a learner interacts with and derives knowledge from in a personal learning environment." The slideshow video (the video has no spoken words) below gives a deeper explanation of PLNs. PLN's are not a new concept, but rather have been enhanced and expanded by ...