PERSONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Personal Learning Environments (PLE) are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning.

PLE

PLE HELPS LEARNERS TO:

PLE is an approach, not an application.

PLE offer both the framework and the technologies to integrate personal learning and working.

PLE is an environment where people and tools and resources interact in a very loose kind of way.

PLE- CHARACTERISTICS

The essential idea behind personal learning environments is that students are put in charge of the learning process, with a focus on how they can support their own needs and preferences.

Symbaloo (go.nmc.org/symba)

Netvibes (go.nmc.org/netvi)

Diigo (go.nmc.org/diigo)

Cengage (go.nmc.org/cenga)

Junyo (go.nmc.org/junyo)

PLE far-term horizon

PLE mid-term horizon

Literature (go.nmc.org/spring)

Professional development (go.nmc.org/yzjtf)

Science (go.nmc.org/scita)

Users are free to access, join, develop and extend the system.

Responsiveness to learners needs is ensured, quick and individual (e.g. answer, recommendation, individually adapted content, elements or tools) and relates to the learner’s individual needs, preferences and wishes.

ATTRIBUTIONS

• Slide 7- edtechpost.wikispaces.com

• Slide 10- onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com

• All other images by Unnati Patel