thembinkosi david dyantyies professional studies 3 a-the final thing
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Thembinkosi David Dyantyies Assignment 3ATRANSCRIPT
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SURNAME DYANTYIES
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MODULE PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
ASSIGNMENT 2
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*Empowering Personal Learning Environments
Zaid Ali Alsagoff
PLE is ... not an institutional or corporate application but a learning center
words and textual content
• images and graphics
• perhaps some video
In other words – traditional paper-based media…
But what does someone immersed in net culture see?
What we see when we look at a computer:
Social Networking
A website is not a person’s description of themselves…
It is a presentation of themselves through their network
But how can we integrate the WWW WITH LIFE LONG LEARNING?
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*Examples1. Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ 2. Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org/ 3. Academic Earth: http://academicearth.org/ 4. YouTube EDU: http://www.youtube.com/edu 5. Einztein: http://www.einztein.com/ 6. TED Talks: http://www.ted.com/
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Source: http://www.pamorama.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/artoflistening.jpg
Where to Start?
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*Personal Learning Environments (PLE)
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Regarding the notion on PLES many researchers seem to pose their philosophies,As argued that Rather than integrating different tools into a centralized system, the idea is to provide the learner with a myriad of tools and hand over control to pupil to select, combine and use the tools the way they deems fit.( Mohamed A. C, 2012)
* PLE: Definition
*Personal Learning Environments (PLE) are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. *This includes providing support for learners to set their own learning goals, manage their learning; managing both content and process *communicate with others in the process of learning *and thereby achieve learning goals.
* PLE: DefinitionA PLE is :
*A concept (based on Web 2.0 and social network) rather than specific software
*A group of techniques and a variety of tools:
*to gather information
*explore/develop relationships between pieces of information
*browser-based (potentially)
* PLE: Definition
A PLE is :
*An environment where you access learning from a variety of sources.
* A place where you do your own work. It’s not dependent on the university/school.
*A collection of tools and systems, not a single monolithic system.
*A collection of tools and systems chosen by each individual learner, rather than the university. More often than not these tools and systems will not be owned or maintained by the university.
* PLE: DefinitionA PLE helps :
*View the subject as a landscape as well as individual pieces of information
*Create a personal repository of materials and relationships clustered around a unifying topic or concept
*Document, reflect, communicate, collaborate
*PLE: Definition
In contrast to traditional LMS-driven e-learning solutions, a
Personal Learning Environment (PLE) takes a more natural and
learner-centric approach and is characterized by the freeform use of
a set of lightweight services and tools that belong to and are
controlled by individual learners. (Mohamed A, C, 2009)
The development and support for Personal Learning Environments
would entail a radical shift, not only in how we use educational
technology, but in the organisation and ethos of education.
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*PLE: Definition
Rather than integrating different services into a centralized system, the idea is to provide the learner with a plethora of different services and hand over control to her to select, use, and mashup the services the way she deems fit.
A PLE driven approach does not only provide personal spaces, which belong to and are controlled by the user, but also requires a social context by offering means to connect with other personal spaces for effective knowledge sharing and collaborative knowledge creation.(Mohamed A, c, 2009)
From Personal Learning Environment Building to Professional Learning Network Forming
Aim
Forming learning
network for competence developmen
t
Professional network
organizing
The meaning of social and professional networks for
education
Building PLE on start pages
Aim
To analyze the experience gained in using of Web 2.0 environment for competence development and for professional network organizing
Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators
W3C “Social Networks Interoperability Roadmap” Incubator Group (XG)
Federated Interoperable Framework
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.
Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators
Social Networks
Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators
Social Networks
Professional network generally refers to a professional network service, a virtual community that it is focused on professional interactions instead of social interactions.
Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators
Professional Networks
Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators
Professional Networks
A learning network is a group of personswho create, share, support and studylearning resources (“units of learning”)in a specific knowledge domain.
Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators
Special-formed learning networks for life-long learners
Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators
Special-formed learning networks for life-long learners
Because of their possibilities for:
data, information and “knowledge fusion” enhancing accessibility, productivity and innovative solutions research tools providing forming groups of personal and professional interests
Social-oriented applications and professional networks - new opportunities for learners and educators
To be successful at knowledge creation, analysis and dissemination, learners need from network inter-personal and inter-group interactions
PLEs building laid the foundations of some main ideas: (1)learning is an ongoing process and tools to
support this learning are needed(2)the role of the individual in self-organizing
learning is important(3)learning can take place in different contexts
and situations and cannot be provided by a single learning provider.
(Attwell, G .2007)
Building PLE on start pages
Personal Learning Environment
PLEs are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to set their own learning goals, manage their learning; managing both content and process; communicate with others in the process of learning and thereby achieve learning goals.
Building PLE on start pages
Personal Learning Environment
Web 2.0 applications called “start pages” are designed to provide a personalized place on the internet where users can mashup data, information and knowledge available anywhere, anytime, including mobile login. Which is also undertook from (Wheeler, S. (2009)), philosophy in Cyber cultures in online learning.
Building PLE on start pages
Start pages
*How to Create a PLE
A PLE can be implemented by using some free Web 2.0 services available online.
*Web Aggregators: *Netvibes
*PageFlakes
*iGoogle
*How to Create a PLE
You can also use a platform to create your own social network:
Ning: www.ning.com
Elgg: www.elgg.org
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*Twitter for Learning?
Don’t just follow… ENGAGE!
http://twitter.com/zaidlearn
#edchat - Education##edutech - Educational Technology#web20chat - Web 2.0#DistEd – Distance education and e-learning#innochat – Innovation in education#Lrnchat – Learning issues for educators#ellchat – English Language Learners
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*Facebook?
Facebook is a social utility that
helps people communicate
more efficiently with their friends,
families and coworkers.
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*Facebook for Learning?Facebook Legalized for
teaching & learning only!
Social Learning
(Facebook)Informal Easy-to-UseSharingCommunication CollaborationCommunitiesMobile LearningAlways Connected!
Formal Learning
(LMS)• Course Notes• Assignments• Quizzes • Grades
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*Blogging
is an amazing tool for…Lifelong Learning!
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*Technical Challenges
* Tools overload
* Firewall blocking
* Accessibility
* Usability & ease-of-use
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*Social Challenges
* Content ownership
* Not all use social media
* Digital literacy skills
* Child safetyGraham Attwell make a valuable statement that about social challenges, for one he argues that :
*Many learners may not have the confidence and competence to develop and configure their own tools for learning
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*Pedagogical Challenges
* Out of the comfort zone
* Plagiarism & authenticity
* Instructional design
* Testing & assessment
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lusion
* NO centralized system today that meets all
our learning needs.
* A necessity to use a variety of tools to
support our learning needs.
* There is NO perfect PLE model.
*Perfecting our PLE is a lifelong process.
* Building PLE will become increasingly
important in the future.
* Empower yourself and students to build
PLE!
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*…
Steve Wheeler
Graham AttwellStephen Downes
George SiemensMohamed
Amine Chatti
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RERENCING LIST
http://www.flickr.com/photos/w00kie/7350188/in/set-180637, Accessed on the 12th of march 2013
Mohamed A. C. (2012) Knowledge Management: A Personal Knowledge Network Perspective Journal of Knowledge Management, 16(5)
Mohamed, A .C. (2009) Discussion of a Web 2.0 Integrated E-Learning and Knowledge Management Concepts in Proceedings IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2009, vol. II, (pp. 26–30).
Wheeler, S. (2009) imagine worlds, Emerging Cultures: Cyber cultures in online learning. Charlotte, NC Information Age.
Attwell, G (2007). The Personal Learning Environments - the future of eLearning?eLearning Papers, vol. 2 no. 1.