Here we go! PLU vs. PLN

Well, I knew it would happen. This little blog, started as therapy (yes, I prescribed this for myself), is turning into work. But, hey, I love my job, so why not?! This blog entry is actually an assignment for something we in Alabama call a PLU (professional learning unit). I like the premise of it -- continuing education that is more than that one- or two-hour workshop. But, can a PLU compete with a PLN? I don't think so. I think that PLN (personal learning network) is the glue that makes lifelong learning really "lifelong." My PLN is made up of people I don't know very well and yet I consider them friends. These people live all over the world and are, therefore, available to me 24 hours a day. Sleepless night? They are there posting thoughts to ponder and links to follow. I wonder all the time "what did we do before cell phones"? I also wonder "what did we do before social networking"? I love to read blog posts and love micro-blogging! Twitter? Wow! Let's have fun and learn together, PLN! Follow me at @krains and let's learn (and work) together!