Personal Learning Management Systems: Concept, Classification, Evaluation. Full paper, eLBa Conference 2012, Rostock, Germany. Authors: F. Schanda, D. Dikke, N. Mueller (IMC) Presentation: D. Dikke (IMC)

1. Personal Learning Management Systems:
Concept, Classification, Evaluation
F. Schanda, D. Dikke, N. Müller
information multimedia communication (imc) AG
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2. Agenda
1. PLMS: Basic Concepts
2. System Structure and Functionalities
3. Evaluation of the ROLE PLMS
4. Advantages and Potential Use
5. Future Development
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3. PLMS: Basic Concepts
LMS PLE
• Curriculum-based learning • Self-directed learning
• Knowledge consumption • Knowledge creation
• Formal learning • Informal learning
• Predefined learning tools, • Learner selects learning tools,
content, and resources content, and resources
Personal Learning Management System
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4. PLMS: Basic Concepts
Learner profile is set
and updated
Plan
Learner gets and provides Learner finds and selects
feedback content and tools
Reflect Learn
Learner works on selected
content and tools
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5. System Structure and Functionalities
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6. System Structure and Functionalities
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7. System Structure and Functionalities
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8. System Structure and Functionalities
SEARCH
PLAN
REFLECT
LEARN
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9. Evaluation of the ROLE PLMS
Test Group
Test group 11 employees of an industrial company
Average age: 33 years
Male: 6 (55%); Female: 5 (45%)
Skills Basic PC and Internet usage skills
TEL experience: Low: 6 (55%)
Medium: 4 (36%)
High: 1 (9%)
Phase 1: studying with the system
Phase 2: interview and questionnaire
Evaluation:
User acceptance
Development of SRL-skills
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10. Evaluation of the ROLE PLMS
Quantitative evaluation
System performance 73% found PLMS useful for their particular
learning purposes
55% confirmed that their learning goals
could be better achieved
Usability 82% found PLMS easy to use
No one found usage of PLMS frustrating
Affective effects 82% found usage of PLMS motivating
73% would use PLMS regularly
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11. Evaluation of the ROLE PLMS
Qualitative evaluation
User interface + easy navigation, clear structure
- language change between widgets
Handling of widgets + used predefined and added further widgets
+ wanted to integrate familiar tools
Security and privacy - sceptic towards data storage in the cloud
- resource sharing only with all learners
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12. Advantages and Potential Use
For the learner For the organisation
Extension of organisational learning
Personalised tools and content
environment
Considering learner‘s goals and Additional tools for informal self-
preferences regulated learning
Independency from predefined Supporting specific organisational
procedures and resources learning goals
Supporting collaboration between
Supporting collaborative learning
employees
Learning and fun Increasing employees‘ motivation
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13. Advantages and Potential Use
Organisations
• Blended learning/ eLearning
• Commercial/ academic organisations
• Vocational training/ workplace learning/ academic study
Learners
• Self- and time-management competencies
• PC and Internet experience
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14. Future Development
Address collaborative learning
• Sharing and rating of tools and resources
• Collaborative learning tools
• Common planning
• Joint working on documents
• Content sharing
• Social media
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15. Summary
• PLMS = LMS + PLE
• Plan – Search – Learn –Reflect
• Customisation by the learner
• Personalisation: tools and content
• Evaluation: high acceptance/ development of SRL skills
• Organisation: keeps control, extends LMS, supports SRL
• Learner: higher efficiency of training,
increased responsibility and motivation
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16. Thank you
for your attention!
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