Creating a Personalized Learning Environment Using Pageflakes William F Perry, MA, RN Kettering Health Network

What’s this presentation about? Explore the concept of Personal Learning Environments Create a PLE using Pageflakes

Explore the concept of Personal Learning Environments

Create a PLE using Pageflakes

The Challenge How can I find information when it’s stored in a dozen different places? How can I share it? How can I add to it?

How can I find information when it’s stored in a dozen different places?

How can I share it?

How can I add to it?

And by the way…. I want to get to it from any computer At work At home At school And it has to be easy to use

I want to get to it from any computer

At work

At home

At school

And it has to be easy to use

Learning has changed Old way = linear, classroom based New way = networks of people and online resources Information R/evolution by Michael Wesch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM

Old way = linear, classroom based

New way = networks of people and online resources

Information R/evolution by Michael Wesch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM

Where do you find answers? No single repository No single best medium Resides in multiple human and electronic networks Expert is becoming blurred individual vs consensus

No single repository

No single best medium

Resides in multiple human and electronic networks

Expert is becoming blurred individual vs consensus

Learners have changed as well Meet Charlene by Janet Clarey http://www.slideshare.net/jclarey/meetcharlene

Meet Charlene by Janet Clarey http://www.slideshare.net/jclarey/meetcharlene

Workplace learning characteristics More electronic resources and tools Searching can be a blessing or a curse Changing methods of communication/collaboration Ongoing process to recognize, evaluate, synthesize, and communicate patterns from multiple sources How can we facilitate this learning style ??

More electronic resources and tools

Searching can be a blessing or a curse

Changing methods of communication/collaboration

Ongoing process to recognize, evaluate, synthesize, and communicate patterns from multiple sources

How can we facilitate this learning style ??

Connectivism Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources. A learner can exponentially improve their own learning by plugging into an existing network. Knowing where to find information is more important than knowing information. Choosing what to learn and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of shifting reality. While there is a right answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate impacting the decision. George Siemens, Connectivism: A learning theory for today’s learner http://connectivism.ca/about.html

Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources. A learner can exponentially improve their own learning by plugging into an existing network.

Knowing where to find information is more important than knowing information.

Choosing what to learn and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of shifting reality. While there is a right answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate impacting the decision.

New critical skills Because information is changing rapidly and located in so many places, the ability to find, collect, connect and sort information among a multitude of human and computer networks is a critical skill .

Because information is changing rapidly and located in so many places, the ability to find, collect, connect and sort information among a multitude of human and computer networks is a critical skill .

Technology - cause and cure? Technology is a reason for information proliferation AND an information management tool.

Technology is a reason for information proliferation AND an information management tool.

A PLE is not A specific software application A substitute for institutional or regulatory agency required documentation of education/training compliance A method for creating e-learning applications

A specific software application

A substitute for institutional or regulatory agency required documentation of education/training compliance

A method for creating e-learning applications

A PLE is A concept rather than specific software A group of techniques and a variety of tools. to gather information explore/develop relationships between pieces of information browser based (potentially)

A concept rather than specific software

A group of techniques and a variety of tools.

to gather information

explore/develop relationships between pieces of information

browser based (potentially)

A PLE helps to View the subject as a landscape as well as individual pieces of information Create a personal repository of materials and relationships clustered around a unifying topic or concept Document , reflect, communicate, collaborate

View the subject as a landscape as well as individual pieces of information

Create a personal repository of materials and relationships clustered around a unifying topic or concept

Document , reflect, communicate, collaborate

A PLE supports adult learning Autonomy Practicality Relevancy Building on prior knowledge Goal directed

Autonomy

Practicality

Relevancy

Building on prior knowledge

Goal directed

Where does your information live?

Non-electronic sources Books & journals Classroom based courses Professional meetings Live interaction with colleagues

Books & journals

Classroom based courses

Professional meetings

Live interaction with colleagues

Electronic sources Locally produced files & notes Internet/Intranet E-Learning courses “ Reference” sites Text, audio, video, graphics files Shared presentations RSS Feeds

Locally produced files & notes

Internet/Intranet

E-Learning courses

“ Reference” sites

Text, audio, video, graphics files

Shared presentations

RSS Feeds

What’s RSS? Really Simple Syndication A way of “subscribing” to information and having it automatically delivered to you RSS in Plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

Really Simple Syndication

A way of “subscribing” to information and having it automatically delivered to you

RSS in Plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

More electronic sources using RSS Discussion boards and email lists Social networking sites Social bookmarking sites Blogs Wikis

Discussion boards and email lists

Social networking sites

Social bookmarking sites

Blogs

Wikis

And how about… Literature searches from PubMed Table of contents from my favorite journals

Literature searches from PubMed

Table of contents from my favorite journals

Personal Start Pages Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig Netvibes http://www.netvibes.com

Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com

iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig

Netvibes http://www.netvibes.com

Key attribute Key attribute of all these applications is a central container or map (whether defined or conceptual) Filled with YOUR files, links, notes, documents, and connections.

Key attribute of all these applications is a central container or map (whether defined or conceptual)

Filled with YOUR files, links, notes, documents, and connections.

http://www.pageflakes.com

Adding preconfigured “flakes”

Adding a RSS feed

Tools to consider Blogs Tumblr - microblog http://www.tumblr.com Blogger http://www.blogger.com/ Ecto Learning - http://www.ectolearning.com/ecto2/Default.aspx Diagrams - Gliffy http://www.gliffy.com

Blogs Tumblr - microblog http://www.tumblr.com Blogger http://www.blogger.com/

Ecto Learning - http://www.ectolearning.com/ecto2/Default.aspx

Diagrams - Gliffy http://www.gliffy.com

More tools! Mind Maps Mindmeister http://www.mindmeister.com Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com Multiple tool sites Zoho http://www.zoho.com Google Docs http://docs.google.com RSS readers Google Reader http://reader.google.com Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/

Mind Maps Mindmeister http://www.mindmeister.com Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com

Multiple tool sites Zoho http://www.zoho.com Google Docs http://docs.google.com

RSS readers Google Reader http://reader.google.com Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/

Still more tools! Social bookmarking - http://del.icio.us Social networking - http://facebook.com/ Shared presentations - http://slideshare.net Wikis WetPaint http://www.wetpaint.com Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com

Social bookmarking - http://del.icio.us

Social networking - http://facebook.com/

Shared presentations - http://slideshare.net

Wikis WetPaint http://www.wetpaint.com Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com

Authors to search and sites to visit Graham Atwell http://www.slideshare.net/GrahamAttwell/personal-learning-environments-46423/ Stephen Downes http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/813 Robin Good http://www.masternewmedia.org/learning_educational_technologies/learning-environments/PLE-personal-learning-environments-present-future-20070615.htm Michelle Martin http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog/exploring-personal-learni.html George Siemens http://www.connectivism.ca/

Graham Atwell http://www.slideshare.net/GrahamAttwell/personal-learning-environments-46423/

Stephen Downes http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/813

Robin Good http://www.masternewmedia.org/learning_educational_technologies/learning-environments/PLE-personal-learning-environments-present-future-20070615.htm

Michelle Martin http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog/exploring-personal-learni.html

George Siemens http://www.connectivism.ca/

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