1. Professional Learning Network
Go Ahead – Make My Day
Professional Learning Network
Michelle DuBreuil, PLN Project Manager
Andrea Chatwood, PLN Online Curator

2. Go Ahead – Make My Day
In their wisdom the CCC CIO folks gave our session the title “Go Ahead, Make My Day” and then “The Professional Learning Network. So no pressure here

3. CCC Employee Stats 113 Campuses Total # of employees
Faculty
Staff
Administrators
Trustees

4. What is the Professional Learning Network?
The Professional Learning Network (PLN) is a website funded by a grant from the Chancellor’s Office and the IEPI for
All CCC employees 4

5. How Can the PLN Help Me? Would you like to:
Keep your digital literacy skills current?
Get free trainings on things like:
How to Use Canvas
Productivity Skills
Classroom Interactivity Tools
Making Instructional Content Accessible
Find out what other campuses are doing?
See what events are happening within the CCC?

6. We Are About to Make Your Day!

7. Background
In 2011 the CCC Board of Governors formed the Student Success Task Force to identify ways to improve Student Learning Outcomes.
Result was 22 recommendations, one of which stated:
“Establish a virtual professional development resource center.”
Bulleted point is from a list of “Requirements for Implementation”.
Task Force Calls for Improvements. In January 2011, the CCC Board of Governors initiated a 12-month strategic planning process to identify a course of action for improving student outcomes. To develop an improvement plan, the Board formed the Student Success Task Force, which consisted of 21 members from inside and outside the CCC system. In December 2011, the task force released a comprehensive report containing 22 recommendations designed to foster greater student success. Key areas of emphasis in the report included strengthening student support services for students and rethinking basic skills (developmental) education.

8. 2014 Six Summits, 545 Participants
Six summits were held across the state to get input on what features and functionality should be included on this new Professional Development web portal.
Post-it suggestions from these events were collected
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9. PLN Site Overview Without further ado . . .
prolearningnetwork.cccco.edu
Here is a quick video to explain what the PLN is, before we dive in and start to work within it. Play this while they are logging in

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11. Didn’t Get Enough?
Let us know if you would like to set up an in-person or virtual training
Contact us:

12. Did We Make Your Day?

13. Backup Slides

14. PLN Site Tour-Learn Academy
Learn Academy – free to CCC employees registered on the PLN.
Lynda.com
Skillsoft (February 2017;
Grovo (Formal launch anticipated 3rd Quarter 2017)
Over 6000 courses to choose from, including full certification prep courses for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Program Management, Comp/TIA and much more!
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15. Overview of
It is important to know that you must access any of our featured learning sites from the Learn page on the PLN. You cannot access them directly, it will not recognize you as a CCC employee.
At this point is everyone able to get in?
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Courses in Education & Elearning, Business, Design, and much more!

16. PLN Lynda User Metrics

17. PLN Lynda User Metrics Reporting Dashboard
At-a-glance metrics on user activity

18. Course Ranking: Total Views

19. PLN Learn Academy:
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20. PLN Learn Academy: “Microlearning” Awaiting Grovo 2.0
Fully integrated with the PLN
Schedule trainings
Accessible
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21. Skillsoft.com Skillsoft has been around since 1989
One of the world's largest corporate training providers million users.
Known for IT training, especially those leading to popular IT certifications
Robust offering of Compliance and Risk Management trainings
Many other business topics, such as leadership.
Skillsoft has been around since 1989 and today is one of the world's largest corporate training providers, with 60 million users. They are known for IT training, especially those leading to popular IT certifications but they also have a robust offering of Compliance and Risk Management trainings as well as trainings on many other business topics, such as leadership.

22. Bringing it all together:
PLN Site Tour- MyPD
Bringing it all together:
About
Update your information here by clicking the gear in the top right hand corner
My Connect
Here you will see all threads in the Forum where you are active
Now that we have explored the site, and used most of its functions, let’s bring it all together in your MyPD page

23. PLN Site Tour- MyPD My Trainings
This area shows your completed and in-progress trainings from the Learning Academy platforms
Clicking on in-progress courses will return you to where you left off, without having to enter the platform and search
Now that we have explored the site, and used most of its functions, let’s bring it all together in your MyPD page

24. PLN Site Tour- MyPD My Goals My Saved Resources
This area allows you to create your own PD plan
Add and edit goals
My Saved Resources
This area banks all of the resources you would like to reference
Now that we have explored the site, and used most of its functions, let’s bring it all together in your MyPD page