This document defines and describes the key components of an online learning environment (OLE). It explains that an OLE provides enabling contexts to orient learners to problems, resources to support learning, and tools for seeking, collecting, organizing and sharing information. It also discusses different types of enabling contexts, resources, tools and scaffolds that support learning efforts in an OLE. Specifically, it outlines externally imposed, externally induced and individually generated contexts, static and dynamic resources, and conceptual, metacognitive, procedural and strategic scaffolds. The document also provides a brief introduction to the concept of bring your own technology (BYOT) policies and some related considerations around BYOT security and IT consumerization.

2. WHAT IS AN OLE?
• Enabling contexts-situation where learners are
oriented to a need or problem
• Resources – source materials to support learning
• Tools- (Seeking, collecting, organizing, integrating
generating, manipulating, communication)
• Scaffolds – the process through learning efforts
are supported in OLEs

3. ENABLING CONTEXTS
• Externally Imposed – context specifies specific
problems and/or performance needs
• Externally Induced- Prompt generates problems
to be solved and means to pursue solution
• Individually Generated- personal interests, issues,
concerns, or problems that establish unique
learning needs and guide strategies

4. RESOURCES
• Static - resources that do not change
• Dynamic – resources that change, update, and
evolve
• Information systems, social media, education
methods

5. TOOLS
• Process Tools- enable and facilitate cognitive
processing tasks
• Manipulation Tools – used to test the validity of
beliefs and theories
• Communication Tools- Support, initiate and
sustain exchanges among learners, teachers, and
experts

6. SCAFFOLDS
• Conceptual- Guides learner in what to consider
when problem task is defined
• Metacognitive Scaffolding- guides learners in
how to think during learning
• Procedural- guides learners how to utilize the
available OLE features
• Strategic Scaffolding- guides learners in
analyzing and approaching learning tasks or
problems

8. BRING YOUR OWN TECHNOLOGY

9. BYOT
• Bring your own technology is a policy that
allows employees or students to use their
own personal electronic devices at work or
school.

10. BYOT SECURITY
• If the device connects to a corporate or school
network, an IT department needs to secure and
manage the device.
• IT consumerization- the impact consumer
technology is having on enterprise IT departments

11. QUESTIONS?