Personal Learning Environments

What the heck is a PLE and why would I want one?
Alan J. Cann
Department of Biology
University of Leicester.

Web 2.0 ?
Web 2.0:
"A perceived second-generation of Web-based services such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users"

The Long Tail
Low-frequency or low-amplitude population which comprises the majority.
Chris Anderson, Wired , Oct. 2004
en. wikipedia . org/wiki/Long_tail

Systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to set their own learning goals, manage their learning, manage both content and process, and communicate with others in the process of learning. ( tinyurl .com/2zrzos ) A software system designed to help teachers by facilitating the management of educational courses for their students, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration. ( tinyurl.com/bdjfd ) PLE VLE/LMS

CONTROL LEARNING Systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to set their own learning goals, manage their learning, manage both content and process, and communicate with others in the process of learning. ( tinyurl .com/2zrzos ) A software system designed to help teachers by facilitating the management of educational courses for their students, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration. ( tinyurl.com/bdjfd ) PLE VLE/LMS

( Martin Weller )
Current tools
(video conferencing, social networks, collaborative writing, etc)
Better tools
Personalization
(choice: staff and students)
Cost
Avoids software sedimentation -
small pieces loosely joined
Disintermediation -
cutting out the middleman
Authentication ( OpenID , Shibboleth , OpenSocial ?) Convenience (wrapper) Support Reliability (?) Student progress PLE VLE/LMS

Flexibility:
Tiny: limited to a project
Elongated: lifelong
Deep: mental models
Infinite: reflective
Not a content management system
Engagement
Provides context and meaning
Cost
( Tom Haskins )
Inflexible Walled Garden Closed Control Excludes Expensive (how much does your institution spend on its VLE and what could you buy with that money?) PLE VLE/LMS

Where do students find information? Google's share of all searches was 64% in March 2007, an increase of 10% versus March 2006.

How do we manage the long tail in education?
We don't.
By embracing a Web 2.0 approach to learning objects, we can allow academic staff to support learners on a much more individual basis through new communication channels .
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