This document discusses the future of personal learning environments and web 2.0 technologies. It notes that while the future is not evenly distributed, web 2.0 allows users more control over where and how they access information. It examines where we are today in terms of personalization of virtual learning environments and portable access to the Open University. It also suggests ways to take an even stronger lead through tools that feed off paced content delivery and community websites focused on conversation.

1. Visioning Web 2.OU Personal Learning Environments Tony Hirst CTSS Conference, May 2007

2. “ The future is here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” William Gibson http://www.donnarosenartists.com/artists/dale-rutter/big-art/minority-report.jpg

3. Web 2.0 – The User Perspective

4. Web 2.0 - where you want it

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6. Where We Are Today (0)

7. Where We Are Today (1)

8. Where We Are Today (2)

9. Where We Are Today (3)

10. Where We Are Today (4)

11. Portable OU

12. And 2.omorrow…?

13. VLE Personalisation Dedicated “personal” area of VLE “ My” VLE Save and annotate Browser extension Web dressing

15. When’s day…?

16. Personal Choice of Web2ools

18. http://ouseful.open.ac.uk

19. Netvibes

20. Stringle

21. We Can Take Even More of a Lead…

22. Feeding from Paced Delivery

23. “ The Virgin [radio] website is a website for the sort of people who like to listen to the music that is played on Virgin Radio.” James Cridland, Virgin Radio, OU CTSS Conference, 2007

24. OpenLearn Community Website

25. “ It’s all about conversation ”

26. http://ouseful.open.ac.uk http://ouseful.info