| Students cast wide Net for mentoring with PLNs |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Julia Albaugh's high school in Van Meter, Iowa, didn't have a course that would teach her about marketing and public relations. So a librarian at the school helped her expand her horizons — via Twitter. Under the librarian's supervision, Albaugh connected with Liz H. Kelly, a Santa Monica, Calif., author and marketing consultant who offered her career advice. This fall, thousands of the nation's students hoping to find specialized knowledge on subjects ranging from paleontology to bus mechanics will do what Julia did: develop "PLNs," or Personal Learning Networks. |
| Source: USA Today (USA) | Published: August 16th, 2011 |
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