e-Based Personal Learning Spaces Supporting Students’ Learning

Supporting Students’ Learning

Age of Connection

Age of onnection We have gone Digital e of

Age of onnection

The change changes us too

I connect, therefore I learn

Learning depends on the learner It can happen in multiple places.

Learning is social

Learning without borders

Social Software bridging between formal and informal learning

Blog & wikis to power the Learning Journey

What’s a Blog? A weblog is an online journal on the Web which allows people to automatically publish content in the form of posts (texts) and thus share it with a wider audience

A weblog is an online journal on the Web which allows people to automatically publish content in the form of posts (texts) and thus share it with a wider audience

What’s a wiki? A Wiki is a webpage, or a set of web-pages, that can be easily edited and updated with relevant information by a group of people interested in a given topic. It is a quite useful tool to promote collaboration among peers.

A Wiki is a webpage, or a set of web-pages, that can be easily edited and updated with relevant information by a group of people interested in a given topic. It is a quite useful tool to promote collaboration among peers.

Blogs Generally, developed only by one person and read by many Structured in reverse order Personal reflection of one’s (learning) experiences Not necessarily limited to one single topic Connects to outside resources and audiences;* Allows interaction with its readers Encourages free and informal discourse Promotes the progressive development of writing skills by the publication of new posts Can help develop a reflexive and writing culture Wikis Usually developed by several authors and read by many Structured according to the organization of content Objective and factual Topical Connects to external and internal resources and by a topic interested audience Allows comments by the learning community Encourages structured speech Promotes a continuous re vision of the existing resources and addition of new ones

Generally, developed only by one person and read by many

Structured in reverse order

Personal reflection of one’s (learning) experiences

Not necessarily limited to one single topic

Connects to outside resources and audiences;* Allows interaction with its readers

Encourages free and informal discourse

Promotes the progressive development of writing skills by the publication of new posts

Can help develop a reflexive and writing culture

Usually developed by several authors and read by many

Structured according to the organization of content

Objective and factual

Topical

Connects to external and internal resources and by a topic interested audience

Allows comments by the learning community

Encourages structured speech

Promotes a continuous re vision of the existing resources and addition of new ones

Each Personal Learning Space is different and unique

We need to enter the 21st century

ePortfolios - The new CV

Mentoring might be key

The Basis [What/ WHO determines my e-based Personal Learning Space(s)] My Blog Reflective Me Making sense of my learning journey

Thank You!

Photo References Slide 4 Pen: http://tinyurl.com/69eqxd Telephone Booth: http://tinyurl.com/6rq7p9 Slide 5 Men at the computer: http://tinyurl.com/5c5eck Slide 6 University of Coimbra’s library: http://tinyurl.com/5sktxz Kids with a laptop: http://tinyurl.com/6ojfaq

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Pen: http://tinyurl.com/69eqxd

Telephone Booth: http://tinyurl.com/6rq7p9

Slide 5

Men at the computer: http://tinyurl.com/5c5eck

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University of Coimbra’s library: http://tinyurl.com/5sktxz

Kids with a laptop: http://tinyurl.com/6ojfaq

Photo References (cont.) Slide 7 Students around a laptop: http://tinyurl.com/4pg7a6 Slide 8 University of Coimbra campus: http://tinyurl.com/5sktxz Slide 15 Donkey cart: http://tinyurl.com/5dr4pq Lisbon Tram: http://tinyurl.com/46px9o

Slide 7

Students around a laptop: http://tinyurl.com/4pg7a6

Slide 8

University of Coimbra campus: http://tinyurl.com/5sktxz

Slide 15

Donkey cart: http://tinyurl.com/5dr4pq

Lisbon Tram: http://tinyurl.com/46px9o