Personal Learning Environments - a concept based on Web 2 .0 and social software

The reform and reshaping of social systems and institutions has tended to lag behind in periods of rapid technological change

for example the ‘virtual classroom’ or the ‘Virtual Learning Environment’

It also recognizes the role of the individual in organizing their own learning

PLNs can help in the recognition of informal learning

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Connect to ideas and knowledge

Confused about all the social networks?

Image from Tina Vega via Flickr

Lecture 4 - Social Bookmarking and Personal Learning Networks

Frances Bell, f.bell@salford.ac.uk

Slide11Image used under Creative Commons License from Edans

Agenda Social Bookmarking Getting Started in Delicious Comparison with Categories and Search Tagging and Folksonomy Practical Networking for Finding and

Sharing Resources Summary of Block 1 Assessed Task 1

How does your personal network influence finding and sharing behaviours?

Findinglinks

Saving/ sharinglinks

Network influences volume

Network influences impact

2 virtuous circles if finding/sharingStrength is in overlap

DeliciousTwitter

So how does a network help me?

Malinka Ivanova, Technical University – Sofia, Bulgaria

The 5th International Scientific Conference eLSE - eLearning and Software for Education, BUCHAREST, April 09-10, 2009

From Personal Learning Environment Building to Professional Learning Network Forming

From Personal Learning Environment Building to Professional Learning Network Forming

From Personal Learning Environment Building to Professional Learning Network Forming

Aim

Forming learning network for competence development

Professional network organizing

The meaning of social and professional networks for education

Building PLE on start pages

Conclusion

Social network sites can be defined as web-based services that allow individuals to:(1)construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded

system (2)articulate a list of other users with whom they share a

connection (3)view and traverse their list of connections and those made

by others within the system.

Danah Boyd, School of Information, University of California-Berkeley Nicole Ellison, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, Michigan State University

Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators

Social Networks

A learning network is a group of personswho create, share, support and studylearning resources (“units of learning”)in a specific knowledge domain.

Rob Koper, Open University of the Netherlands

Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators

Special-formed learning networks for life-long learners

Some advanced students during the PLE building self-orient and arrange content, knowledge and contacts in two different networks: personal and professional

The transition from PLE to PfLN passes through a middle step of PLN set up

This process is dynamic and continuously adapted to the present students’ interests

In some cases the boarders between PLN and PfLN are blurred, because of coincidence of personal and professional interests

PLE can be presented as a core for networks expanding

The PLE building supports students in socialization and network processes set up

Professional Network Organizing

The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments

Stephen Downes April 18, 2007

Online Learning

• Has been around since 1995 or so

• Really grew with the World Wide Web

• Has advanced tremendously

Many positive developments in the last few years worth sharing…

Open Source Applications

• Learning Management Systems such as Moodle, Sakai, Bodington, ATutor

• Development and CommunityTools such as LAMS, Connexions, ELGG, Drupal, WordPress

• Supporting Software such as Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Audacity

Access…

• One-to-one computing such as the Maine laptop project, now spreading rapidly

• One Laptop per Child has launched –computers in Nigeria

• Wireless access 3G networks, WLAN…

The Idea of the PLE…

http://www.cetis.ac.uk/members/ple/resources/edf.ppt

The way networks learn is the way people learn…

Personal Learning NetworksConnect, Collaborate, Collect, Contribute

Steven KnightED554 – A2

Marymount UniversityJuly 2011

http://www.slideshare.net/corinnew/creating-a-personal-learning-network-5016387

Creating Personal Learning Networks

• Deirdre Bonnycastle• Clinical Teaching Development• College of Medicine• University of Saskatchewan

Reflection- guided reflection- forms-based input- presentations and seminars

- journaling- blogs, wikis

- communities- discussion, sharing

The question is, how can we assist people to see themselves, their practice, in a mirror?

Definitions PLE Personal Learning Environment

PLN Personal Learning Networks

Quotes @redstarvip: Give away everything you know,

and more will come back to you

@peasandqs PLNs end the isolation felt in small school divisions. I am part of a greater "whole".

Quotes @redstarvip: Give away everything you know,

and more will come back to you

@peasandqs PLNs end the isolation felt in small school divisions. I am part of a greater "whole".

Reference

Bell, F. (n.d.). Social book marking and personal learning networks.

Bonnycastle, D. (n.d.). Creating Personal Learning Networks . University of Saskatchewan.

Downes, S. (2007). The futere of online learning and personal learning environment .

Ivanova, M. (2009). From personal learning environment building to professilal network forming. The 5th International Scientific Conference . BUCHAREST: Technical University .

Knight, S. (2011). Personal learning networks . Marymount University.

Wheeler, S. (2009). www2.plymouth.ac.uk/distancelearning. Retrieved 03 14, 2013, from steve-wheeler.blogspot.com.