1. PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 3A
Personal Learning Environment “PLE”

2. WEB 2.0 ?

3. PLE
We are at present undergoing a
deep and prolonged industrial
revolution based on digital
technologies

4. PERSONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Personal Learning Environment
A software system designed to help teachers by facilitating
the management of educational courses for their students,
especially by helping teachers and learners with course
administration.
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, manage
both content and process, and communicate with others in the
process of learning.
(tinyurl.com/2zrzos)

5. New Environments
• Multimedia explosion
podcasts, vodcasts, YouTube, Slideshare, more
• Mobile computing
mobile phones, PDAs, etc.
• The 3D web
Second Life is a start, we will see more of this

11. PLE

12. WHAT IS PLE?

13. TOOLS

14. e-learning has replicated traditional education models

17. Google is the most used e-learning
application

20. It looks like nothing before…
– Like open source
– Like Social Networks
– Like blogs and blogging
– Like wikis and collaborative
writing
– Like tagging and Digg
and…
It looks like Web 2.0

21. Web 2.0 allows
young people to
be active co-
creators of
knowledge

22. MOST INFORMAL LEARNING IS
LEARNER DRIVEN, PROBLEM
BASED, OR MOTIVATED BY INTEREST

23. HOW DO WE MANAGE THE LONG TAIL IN
EDUCATION?

24. LEARNING NETWORKS ARCHITECTURE

26. Most e-learning is for those who already
have access to education

27. Bibliography
Abrantes, S. L., 22/06/2010. Learning Environments. Portugal: Instituto Politecnico.
Attwell, G., n.d. Content, Authenticity and Learning in the Real World. s.l., s.n.
Attwell, G., n.d. Personal Learning Environments. [Online]
Available at: www.knownet.com/writing/weblogs/Graham_Attwell
Downes, S., 2007. The Future of online Personal Learning Environment. [Online]
Available at: http://www.downes.ca
Khan, A. J., n.d. What the heck is PLE and Why would I use One?. University Of Leceister: Department
Of Biology.