From his posting , Stephen Downes sounds like he didn't really enjoy giving his talk on personal learning environments here in Boston yesterday, what with all that having to connect with "corporate e-learning industry types". I can ... with what a personalised learning environment might be over and above what I already have now. Donald Clark makes the ... I need to define the term for myself. My personalised learning environment includes many aspects of my knowledge network ... -based learning and there's a great deal of good thinking and practice that has arisen from a more educational ...

Donald Clark left the following comment on my posting about personal learning environments: "The term PLE is, in itself, suspect. Personalised - OK but stating the obvious. Learning - well no, it's more about a two-way, working window - learning is at best a small part of it, a by product, not it's sole purpose. Environment - the PLE isn't the ... . Unlike Donald, I can see a usefulness in the term 'personalised learning environment' but not if this is restricted to the digital domain. As I describe in my previous post on the topic: "My personalised learning environment is ...

Over the past two months I've been working extensively with the open source virtual learning environment (VLE) Moodle . I've been using it in three ways: To provide support for a predominantly classroom-based course (pre and post course activities, forums, wiki, etc.). To support a predominantly online course in the usual way. To build an online community for a potential audience of many thousands of course graduates. Starting as a complete beginner, I have found Moodle extremely easy to learn (in spite of pretty awful online help) and I have been able to create what I want ...

... between the LMS and the virtual learning environment (VLE). LMSs (Saba, SumTotal, SkillPort, etc.) are for corporates who ... Yesterday eLearning Guild announced their Member's Choice Awards for Learning Management Systems (LMS). Now I don't ... SumTotals was little ol' open-source Moodle: Award for market share - Small and Medium Corporate Learning Management Systems - Platinum award: Moodle. Award for market share - Education and Government Learning Management Systems - Gold award: Moodle (the Platinum went to Blackboard). Award for satisfaction - Small and Medium Corporate Learning ...

Chris Brannigan of Caspian Learning alerted me to Cognitive Fitness , an article by Roderick Gilkey and Clint Kilts in the Harvard Business Review, which you can download online for US$6.50. The byline to the article gives you the ... studies bit! Nevertheless, if true, this validates the validity of learning through observation and through play; it also ... a new language, learn to paint, use new technologies, learn a musical instrument. Why I'm keen on all this is because ... , you need a proper work-life balance. The opportunities for informal learning are severely restricted if your life ...

As someone who uses Moodle as a tool to support blended learning projects for several of my corporate clients, I was interested to hear Mark Tointon's speak at the recent eLearning Network showcase about some new add-ons for Moodle which are specifically designed to support corporate use of the tool. As Mark explained, there are good reasons why Moodle ... the sorts of problems that many corporates face, and which generally lead them to a conventional learning management ... (CPD). CPD hours/points are added automatically to users' records for any e-learning courses they ...

There's been quite a bit of discussion going on around Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) and personal learning ... Environment (PLE) with capitals to mean a put together system that integrates and supports your personal learning and a personal learning environment (lower case letters, no acronym) as the set of tools you use to help yourself learn (likely not very integrated). I believe that we all have a personal learning environment ... we just are not necessarily conscious of it. Clive Shepherd - Personal learning environments Also uses the lower case definition when he tells ...

Personal Learning Environments and personal learning environments : eLearning ... Environments (PLEs) and personal learning environments. We talked about this briefly during a session with Tony ODriscoll ... using the term Personal Learning Environment (PLE) with capitals to mean a put together system that integrates and supports your personal learning and a personal learning environment (lower case letters, no acronym) as the set of tools you use to help yourself learn (likely not very integrated). I believe that we all have a personal learning environment ...

... traditional educational models: eportfolios and personal learning environments. Eportfolios have great potential, but little uptake. Personal learning environments have similar potential, but the concept is a bit difficult for educators to grasp. I ... Learning happens constantly. The formal education component receives more respect than informal learning. As content ... how institutions think about “tying together” the multiple learnings across our daily lives. Canadian Council on Learning introduces the multiple learning domains as “limitless dimensions of learning”. Two ...

... nbsp;         A PLE (personal learning environment) is: a system that helps learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to set their own learning goals, manage their learning, manage both content and process, and communicate with others in the process of learning. In contrast, a virtual learning environment (VLE) or learning management system (LMS) , such as Blackboard or Moodle, is: a ...

... top top ole s / vle s: ONLINE / VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS   ... ;) Learning Environments - James Farmer (2004) Blogging Across the Curriculum ("... a growing and ... in online learning environments (... the degree to which a successful community of inquiry can be ... theoretical basis for such a claim, initial ideas for specific learning environment designs on the basis of a " ... create learning environments in which users can interact synchronously and create virtual objects and ...

... providing environments to facilitate learning. Web advantages compensate for lack of face-to-face contact: Anywhere ... distance coursework should be undertaken at all levels. Preparing the Online Learning Environment Organizations and ... Future Trends in Online Teaching and Learning (2002) by Curtis Bonk. The web interface as an interactive environment ... environments, learning strategies, delivery systems produce, test, revise, validate prototype lessons and rubrics ... paths. Some do not fit well in traditional learning environments and may fail or do poorly in required courses because ...

... top top ole s / vle s: ONLINE / VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS   ... ) Autonomy in Online (Teaching &) Learning Environments - James Farmer (2004 ... communitites of inquiry in online learning environments (...the degree to which a successful community ... of the theoretical basis for such a claim, initial ideas for specific learning environment designs on the basis of a ... Related articles Teaching and Learning Online ...

... environment learning_environment_design learning_suite LED Miscellany Objectives performance Pixar reflection ... Learning Environment Design Learning Environment Design Model is my vision of how ... learning environment design - which focuses on a broader range of tools for learning.  I’m actively working on ... (I think) in the Learning Environment Design model is that I suggest we should look at the degree to which these parts of the environment support LEARNING before we look at whether they support ...

Ray Sims has a great post on Personal Learning Environment and personal learning environments . His diagram and description that states that we not only each have our own personal learning environment, but that we are interconnected in ... , etc.) very much aligns with my mental model. Ray tells us... What I am reaching for is an optimized environment for Learning AND a loosely-couple optimized environment for Doing. I agree with his overall goal, but I'm not sure I separate ... don't agree on two environments - Doing and Learning should be the same. Am I doing or learning right now? Ray goes ...

I was able to sit in on a session this year and I so listened to Stephen Downes talk about PLEs. I've been following Stephen for a couple years and so it was a pleasure and honor to not only hear him speak, but to sit on a panel discussion with him (I'll cover more on the panel discussion in another post). But reading The Bamboo Project blog reminded of how our digital lives are spread all over, and the idea of a PLE is quite compelling. Michele's post My Personal Learning Environment is GREAT! If you are new to the whole idea of PLEs then you should check out a PLE in action. I ...

Personal Learning and Personal Learning Environments As part of the recent discussion on personal learning and personal learning environments, I went back to find my posts on these topics and on personal knowledge management and related. Personal Learning Environments and personal learning environments The future of learning is personal learning PKM and Personal Learning Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools for Personal Learning Improving Personal Learning - A Continuing Challenge for Learning ... Do Learning Professionals Make ...

... yesterday a new scope seminar started on personal learning environments . and an online conference on the future of education started at the University of Manitoba. all this accessable knowledge... viva Web.

There's some great discussion happening around the issues of control and resulting ownership of work product as we create personal work learning environments. Enterprises that love PLE's Cross battles Downes: is corporate learning ... Blogging Inside or Outside the Corporate Firewall Stephen Downes Personal Work and Learning Environments (PWLE) - More Discussion Jay Cross - Semantics & the first place Personal Work and Learning Environments PLEs are power tools Be the Node The Psychology and Skills of Personal Learning Environments Stephen Downes PLEase ...

... for work. Talk about a Personal Learning Environment...all the business courses in the world couldn't give him the ... thought leadership around the idea of using 3D environments to teach in a synchronous environment. You'll want to read the 360 ... salesperson could navigate around the drill to learn about the functionality and various features of the drill. Explaining ... time, just show me the parts." or "Why do I want to be an avatar?" I showed the drill and learning spaces we developed ... teacher are you able to use the tools that as much of 30% of the youth are using to learn, communicate and create?

The Wales-Wide Web Graham Attwell on Learning, Knowledge and Technology Personal Learning Environments - continuing the conversation 07-May-2007 permalink Slides and audio of presentation on Personal Learning Environments I am in Odense, Denmark ... gave a presentation on Personal Learning Environments. The presentation focuses on the different ways in which people are ... :  Personal Learning Environments: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download ...

Massively Multi-learner Online Learning Environment: MMOLE is a genre of computer generated learning environments in ... position in the environment and the actions taken by themselves and others within the environment. The learning can occur formally through a class-like environment or a scripted simulation or the learning can occur informally through chats ... of the learning environment. Tools to allow social learning and networking within the environment such as a learner ... more similar the learning environment to the work environment, the more effective the transfer of learning. For example, ...

I've run across a few different posts talking about Personal Work and Learning Environments which I have tentatively ... work and learning. This is much like all the discussion around personal productivity tools, but in this case it is more focused on research oriented work that requires learning as a component of the activity. Michelle Martin has a wonderful post - The Psychology and Skills of Personal Learning Environments and it's definitely worth looking at some of her ... the tools for personal learning and how we use them. There's a great deal of discussion about whether or not a PLE ...

Social and Cognitive Presence in Virtual Learning Environments From terrya ... Personal Learning Environments 2441 views All ... Open University of Israel Social and Cognitive Presence in Virtual Learning Environments Terry Anderson ... presence in online environments 3098 views | 0 comments | 5 favorites | 0 ... for interaction in online DE ï?® Need for a birdâ??s-eye view of the overall learning taking place, ï?® and ...

Online Learning Environments This is a draft of a book chapter explaining the theoretical foundations (at a high level ... scale educational opportunities for large numbers of learners while keeping the learning environment highly social, so as ... . However, online environments like massively multi-player games demonstrate that significant learning can take place in very ... organizing principle must obtain in the group. In other words, for learning environments to scale to numbers larger than faculty ... autounfocus Nonperiodic oscillation between learning objects, informal online communities, ...

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University of Calgary. Title: Emotion, Learning and the Online Learning Environment . I did not find any digital ... students are engaging in online learning experiences (Alan & Seaman, 2006), clarity about the transition to a new learning environment is still at arm's length (Cleveland-Innes, Garrison & Kinsel, 2006). In addition, the impact of the emotion created by dealing with this new environment on learning is virtually (pun intended) undiscovered. In this session, Dr. Marti Cleveland-Innes and Zehra Akyol will review theory and data regarding emotion in online environments ...

Interaction Matrix: Essential Elements of a Socially Constructed Learning Environment November 18, 2007 ... fostering a socially constructed learning environment. What follows is the rationale for this model that can serve to help guide the design and development efforts of meaningful and memorable learning environments. At the core of the interaction matrix are the essential elements of the learning environment: content, learner, instructor, collective ... possible in contemporary online learning environments into a single model that can be utilized in the ...

With the academic year coming up, quick videos that capture the imagination of learners and at the same time give a quick impression of relevant topics are in high demand. Graham Attwell and Andryan Puscuta have published a great video on Personal Learning Environments. It hits the mark with quickly talking about history of recent communication, informal formal learning and what PLE's are. A surplus of this video is the comic book feel it is designed in. If you are ... Graham is that he shares what he learns, it is really great material. And here is the movie I mentioned. It is ...

The Social impact of Personal Learning Environments This may not be ... Personal Learning Environments 1. Personal Learning Environments â?? cause and effect Although the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) is a very new term, (van Harmalen (2006) argues the first recorded use of the term is November 4 ... Learning Environments approach both of which are based on an institution- or course-centred view of learning. Van Harmelen describes Personal Learning Environments as â??systems that help learners take control of and manage their ...