The document discusses personal learning environments (PLEs) and learner-focused solutions as alternatives to formal virtual learning environments (VLEs) set up by organizations. It questions whether learners should take charge of their own learning by proactively preparing themselves, or if organizations should be in control of what is learned. It also raises the question of whether all learners have the skills and mindset needed to be fully in charge of their own learning. Finally, it mentions several concepts relevant to personal knowledge management like reading, producing, weaving, and the cohesiveness of a learning community.

2. VLE: solution to organisational problems

3. PLE: learner-focused solution

4. Who is in charge? “ Now, WE own the means of production--it's in our heads. It's what we know and can do. Do we really want to turn that over to the organization to decide? Or do we want to be the people who say "I'm going to take charge of my own learning. I'm going to be curious and pay attention to what's changing and where things are going and I'm going to pro-actively prepare myself for those things, regardless of whether or not the organization tells me I need to learn this. We shouldn't be waiting to receive permission or be empowered. We should be seizing that power and doing everything with it that we can.“ Michelle Martin, The Bamboo Project

5. Do all learners have the skills and mindset to be in charge?

6. self-regulation networking self-efficacy motivation learning literacies epistemology

7. Leslie’s PLE postures: Reading-producing-weaving

8. Jarche’s PKM system

12. How cohesive is the learning community?

13. PLE or SLE? flexibility and utility learning literacies

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