It’s Personal: Learning Spaces, Learning Webs Steve Wheeler University of Plymouth cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://www.dailyhaha.com

Agenda concept of personalised learning personal learning environments personal learning networks personal webs mash-ups and aggregators in creation and management of personal webs cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Everything is relative cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Knowledge or wisdom ? cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://slated.org

PLE as a counterpoint to the VLE cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://open.salon.com

Personalised Learning? cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://www.delasallewaterford.com

Personalised Learning? cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://www.hseb.utah.edu

We are family cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://pro.corbis.com

Wii are family! cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://wiifitnessdepot.com

Funnels vs. webs Ivan Illich cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://zumu.com

Learning Webs From this .... ..... To this cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://sm.irsd.k12.de.us http://blogs.silverlight.net

The VLE “ Institutions that useVLEs are in danger of turning the Web back into a funnel” (Wheeler, 2009) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://www.chemistryland.com

The one and only... cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://chrissaad.wordpress.com

Making connections In connectivism, learning involves creating connections and developing a network . It is a theory for the digital age drawing upon chaos, emergent properties, and self organised learning. (It’s not what you know but who you know) Source: Wikipedia cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://www.pestproducts.com

Rhizomes Deleuze & Guattari Anarchy of the Web cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Rhizomatic learning “ ...multiple, non-hierarchical entry and exit points in data representation and interpretation.” cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 http://archbold-station.org

Rhizomatic learning “ A rhizomatic plant has no centre and no defined boundary; rather, it is made up of a number of semi-independent nodes, each of which is capable of growing and spreading on its own, bounded only by the limits of its habitat.” © Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2008 Source: Cormier, D. (2008) http://davecormier.com/edblog/ cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

“ A rhizomatic plant has no centre and no defined boundary; rather, it is made up of a number of semi-independent nodes, each of which is capable of growing and spreading on its own, bounded only by the limits of its habitat.”

Rhizomatic learning “ In the rhizomatic view, knowledge can only be negotiated, [and is] a personal knowledge-creation process with mutable goals and constantly negotiated premises.” Source: Cormier, D. (2008) http://davecormier.com/edblog/ © Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2008 cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

“ In the rhizomatic view, knowledge can only be negotiated, [and is] a personal knowledge-creation process with mutable goals and constantly negotiated premises.”

We cannot ‘manage’ self-organised learning for our students. We can only create conducive environments within which students will organise their own learning. Self organised learning cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

We cannot ‘manage’ self-organised learning for our students.

We can only create conducive environments within which students will organise their own learning.

Formal and Informal learning Formal Learning Informal Learning cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Self organised learning Formal Learning Informal Learning Self Organised Learning In SOL students take responsibility for their own learning and put this into successful action. Source: http://www.equal-works.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Assessment? Normative vs Ipsative cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

You are your own ‘VLE’ Services Tools Formats Content Channels Networks Aggregation © Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

PLEs, PLNs and PWs Personal Learning Network Personal Web Personal Learning Environment © Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Functions of PLEs Adapted from Duke (2009) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 Managing information Generating content Connecting with others

Functions of PLEs Communication with others (dialogue) Sharing with others (exchange) Recording and sharing achievement (e-portfolio) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 Managing information Generating content Connecting with others

Functions of PLEs Communication with others (dialogue) Sharing with others (exchange) Learning Recording and sharing achievement (e-portfolio) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 Managing information Generating content Connecting with others

Personal Learning Environment Social Network E-Portfolio Aggregator Adapted from David Delgado, 2007 Personal Learning Environment Model cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 Blog LMS External Services Web 2.0

Self organised Institutionally managed Adapted from David Delgado, 2007 E-Portfolio Aggregator Social Network Personal Learning Environment Model Personal Learning Environment cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009 External Services Web 2.0 Blog LMS

Personal Web Tools n = 56 Teachers Microblogging 46 Twitter, Plurk, Tumblr Blogging 26 Wordpress, Blogger Collaborative writing 12 Wikispaces, Etherpad, Google Docs, PB Task Management tool 10 RTM, Ubiquity, Evernote Search engine 13 Google, Yahoo Social network 12 Facebook, LinkedIn, Ning Social tagging/bookmark 24 Delicious, Diigo, Xmarks, Stumbleupon Social presence 14 Skype, Adobe Connect Image/Video sharing 12 Flickr, Picassa, YouTube E-mail 16 Gmail, other e-mail web services E-Portfolio 2 Mahara Other organisational tool 3 Dropbox, Coda, Zotero Aggregators (incl. RSS) 7 Feedly, Friendfeed, Netvibes, iGoogle cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Top 5 teacher web tools (n=56) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Personal Web Tools Generating Content Sharing Content Organising Content cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Personal Web Tools Generating Content Sharing Content Organising Content Communication cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Personal Web Tools Generating Content Sharing Content Organising Content Blog Mashup Wiki Tagging E-portfolio cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009

Thank you Steve Wheeler Faculty of Education University of Plymouth W: www2.plymouth.ac.uk/distancelearning E: swheeler@plymouth.ac.uk B: steve-wheeler.blogspot.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2009