The document discusses personal learning environments (PLEs) and their purpose in facilitating effective learning through various sources such as formal education, social media, and technology resources. It includes examples of PLE diagrams and encourages students to create their own PLEs to enhance their learning strategies. Additionally, it provides links to rubrics for evaluating PLEs and prompts for students to reflect on their usage of PLEs in their studies.

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Personal Learning Environments
Alice Bedard-Voorhees, PhD

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“Learning IS the work.”
—Harold Jarche

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What is a PLE? Its Purpose?
Identify/Diagram/Map sources for effective
learning about a topic
Develop another metacognitive strategy

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A Map/Diagram of Identified Sources
 Documents: Books, Articles, Pictures, Maps, Diagrams
 People, Organizations
 Formal Learning: Training and Courses
 Social-Media Networks: LinkedIn Groups, Twitter
 Video/Audio
 Other Tech Resources: Search Engines, Webinars, MOOCs

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Many Examples
 http://www.edtechpost.ca/ple_diagrams/index.php/

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Example:
Joyce Selzinger’s PLE Diagram

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Example: Alec Couros’ PLE

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Example: Jordy Jubany I Vila’s PLE

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My PLE

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PLE’s in Course Learning
 Have students share his or her PLE’s for course or as part of a
project assignment.
 Questions for Student: How will you use a PLE in your learning
for this course? Or how would you use a PLE for a given
subject?
 Susan Waldenberger’s Rubric:
http://ychumanities.net/hum205/files/2011/12/Personal-
Learning-Environment-Rubric.pdf
 My Rubric:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4XL3HNdjig6d2loY2FfWkV4Y
mM/edit?usp=sharing

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Your Turn
 Sketch out a PLE for your learning in general
 Create one with a particular, named goal.

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Bookmarks for this session:
http://delicious.com/constantlearnin
gorg/ple
Email:
alicebedardvoorhees@gmail.com

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Thank You!
Image Source: Public Art, Carbondale, CO: Rik Sargent. “Free Mind.”