A Reference Model for Personal Learning Environments Scott Wilson Colin Milligan

Existing Models (no existing systems) Our initial vision Non-learning specific models Responses to our vision

Our initial vision

Non-learning specific models

Responses to our vision

Future VLE: Scott Wilson

Web 2.0 Meme Map - Tim O'Reilly

Digital Lifestyle Aggregator - Marc Canter

Dave Tosh: Personal Learning Landscape

Weblog and Aggregation Organisational Online Communication Model - James Farmer

EduGlu - D'arcy Norman

Common Features Feeds for collecting resources and other data Conduits for sharing and publishing Services for interacting with organisations Personal information management Ambiguity of teacher - learner role

Feeds for collecting resources and other data

Conduits for sharing and publishing

Services for interacting with organisations

Personal information management

Ambiguity of teacher - learner role

Over lunch, Think about: Do these models fit with your notion of a PLE Do you have a PLE? If so, what is it?

Think about:

Do these models fit with your notion of a PLE

Do you have a PLE? If so, what is it?

Learner University VLE But …

Also, chat, browse, participate in collab activity (e.g. simulation)

Patterns Wide choice of systems examined that have characteristics of interest From the systems we emerge common patterns into a pattern language The pattern language is applied to the development of prototypes

Wide choice of systems examined that have characteristics of interest

From the systems we emerge common patterns into a pattern language

The pattern language is applied to the development of prototypes

Tools and Software analysed Email and PIM ( Outlook, Chandler ) Chat and Messaging ( iChat, msn ) Calendaring and Scheduling ( iCal, BaseCamp ) News Aggregation ( NetNewsWire, Shrook ) Weblogging, Pers. Publishing ( Flock, WordPress ) Social Software ( Flickr, 43Things, del.icio.us ) Authoring and Collab. Working tools ( Writely ) Integration Tools ( Netvibes, SuprGlu )

Email and PIM ( Outlook, Chandler )

Chat and Messaging ( iChat, msn )

Calendaring and Scheduling ( iCal, BaseCamp )

News Aggregation ( NetNewsWire, Shrook )

Weblogging, Pers. Publishing ( Flock, WordPress )

Social Software ( Flickr, 43Things, del.icio.us )

Authoring and Collab. Working tools ( Writely )

Integration Tools ( Netvibes, SuprGlu )

Pattern Categories Context Patterns (8) Conversation Patterns (13) Network Patterns (4) Resource Patterns (26) Social Patterns (8) Team Patterns (10) Temporal Patterns (4) Workflow Patterns (2) Activity Patterns (2) Other Patterns (3)

Context Patterns (8)

Conversation Patterns (13)

Network Patterns (4)

Resource Patterns (26)

Social Patterns (8)

Team Patterns (10)

Temporal Patterns (4)

Workflow Patterns (2)

Activity Patterns (2)

Other Patterns (3)

Using the patterns For a developer of an application, the pattern language provides a reference point for solutions to problems in the PLE space, assisting the design and development process The pattern language may be used as the basis of an evaluation framework for comparing the capabilities of different personal learning toolkits The pattern language can assist in understanding the scope of the PLE space The patterns can be used to identify the service needed to be offered within the environment

For a developer of an application, the pattern language provides a reference point for solutions to problems in the PLE space, assisting the design and development process

The pattern language may be used as the basis of an evaluation framework for comparing the capabilities of different personal learning toolkits

The pattern language can assist in understanding the scope of the PLE space

The patterns can be used to identify the service needed to be offered within the environment

Services A number of key services recur in the patterns: Activity Management Workflow Syndication and Posting Group Rating, Annotating, and Recommending Presence Personal Profile Exploration and Trails … and ones which are generic

A number of key services recur in the patterns:

Activity Management

Workflow

Syndication and Posting

Group

Rating, Annotating, and Recommending

Presence

Personal Profile

Exploration and Trails

… and ones which are generic

Activity Management Service Service allows a PLE user to publish activities, join activities others have created, contribute resources for activities access resources for activities. Broker for Workflow service

Service

allows a PLE user to

publish activities,

join activities others have created,

contribute resources for activities

access resources for activities.

Broker for Workflow service

Questions What systems have you experienced that might count as a PLE? Can a PLE be an institutional tool? What can’t you do with an eLearning 2.0 approach that you can with a VLE?

What systems have you experienced that might count as a PLE?

Can a PLE be an institutional tool?

What can’t you do with an eLearning 2.0 approach that you can with a VLE?

Further Information http://www.cetis.ac.uk/members/ple/ Phil Beauvoir: p.beauvoir@bolton.ac.uk Oleg Liver: o.liber@bolton.ac.uk Mark Johnson: mwj1@bolton.ac.uk Colin Milligan: colin.milligan@strath.ac.uk Paul Sharples: ps7@bolton.ac.uk Scott Wilson: s.wlson@bangor.ac.uk

http://www.cetis.ac.uk/members/ple/

Phil Beauvoir: p.beauvoir@bolton.ac.uk

Oleg Liver: o.liber@bolton.ac.uk

Mark Johnson: mwj1@bolton.ac.uk

Colin Milligan: colin.milligan@strath.ac.uk

Paul Sharples: ps7@bolton.ac.uk

Scott Wilson: s.wlson@bangor.ac.uk