Short presentation in simple English to show the basics of a Personal Learning Environment to non-native English speakers.

1. CLASS INTRODUCTION
Class Name
Building a PLE
(Personal Learning Environment)
Kevin Ryan
Fall 2010

2. PERSONAL
Every PLE is different.
Every PLE is individual.

3. LEARNING
Natural, fun, exciting, rewarding, hard, time-consuming
Not education, not grades, not classes

4. ENVIRONMENT
Natural, fun, exciting, rewarding, hard, time-consuming
Not education, not grades, not classes

5. TOOLBOX
Think of it as a toolbox for language learning

6. LOOK AT TOOLS
Try out lots of tools, play with them. Discover how to use them.

7. USE THE TOOLS IN ACTIVITIES
The Daily Special has suggested activities.
Use those, or try your own activities. Be creative.

8. USE PEOPLE
Your network of friends, teachers, experts, can all help if you ask.

9. USE SOFTWARE
on your computer or on the Internet

10. USE THE LIBRARY
or conferences, or school facilities

11. SIX PARTS TO A PLE
We will look at all 6 parts during the class.

12. PLE PART 1: PROFILER
You have to decide what you want to learn and how you want
to learn it. Then paint a picture of yourself.

13. PLE PART 2: AGGREGATOR
Aggregate: Bring together, collect.
Get everything you need from the Internet into one place.

14. PLE 3: EDITORS, PUBLISHERS
Tools to help you MAKE things that give information to other
people.

15. PLE 4: HELPER APPLICATIONS
Little tools that help you do other things.

16. PLE 5: SERVICES

17. PLE 6: RECOMMENDER
When you get lost or frustrated
It recommends a new place to start.

18. WHY PLE? AUTONOMY
Give a woman a fish and she eats for a day.
Show the woman how to fish, and she eats for a lifetime.

19. 2 GOALS
Learn English
Build a PLE