Deploying web-based Personal Learning Environments, PLEs, in educational settings is becoming a main trend in technology enhanced learning. By combining the main elements of the student’s control and the components of technology-based teaching process, a framework for designing enhanced learning activities is proposed. The proposed framework assists teachers to design appropriate learning tasks to be done by students to support their learning process through developing PLEs by making use of relevant web tools. The framework promotes a learning-by-doing approach which can improve digital competencies of students and allows teachers to acquire deep understanding and situated knowledge about content, technology, teaching and learning processes.
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1. 1Challenge the future
A Framework for Designing Enhanced
Learning Activities in Web2.0-Based Personal
Learning Environments
Ebrahim Rahimi, Jan Van den Berg, Wim Veen
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Main features of PLEs
1- PLE refers to the process that students construct their learning
environment by the tools they choose, the communities they start and
join, the resources they assemble, and the things they write
(Wilson, 2008).
2- PLE is an important output of the students’ learning process
(Drexler, 2010).
3- The conceived goal of PLEs is to transfer the control of learning to
students (Attwell, 2007; Downes, 2006).
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Ebrahim Rahimi, Jan Van Den Berg, Wim Veen, PLE 2011, Southampton
But, how
should I
learn and do
all of these?
The Challenges of PLEs from the student’s perspective
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The Challenges of PLEs from the Teacher’s perspective
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How should I
teach them
according to
the PLE
principles and
approaches?
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Perceived Problem:
Lack of a pedagogy-driven framework/roadmap to support
teachers and students to build and utilize their PLEs
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Our idea:
In a PLE-based learning, both teachers and students are learners and they
can fulfill each other learning’s needs.
Teacher’s
knowledge
about how teach
with technology
Student’s control
over their learning
Facilitates
Improves
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Proposed solution: A learning-driven approach
Learning Needs
Main
dimensions of
student's
control
Teacher's
required
knowledge to
support PLE-
based learning
Designing learning
activities that
support these
needs
Monitoring the
students’ learning
experiences by the
teacher
Supports
Improves
Accomplishing the
designed learning
activities by students
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2
3
Selecting
appropriate web2.0
tools to support the
learning activities
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Students as learners: Main dimensions of student's control
Student’s control over the learning process is concerned with the degree to
which the student can influence and direct their learning experiences
(Kirschner, 2002).
POWER (Achieving control)
Main dimensions of student's control (Garrison and Baynton,1987)
Student as
socializer
Student as
decision
maker
Student as
knowledge
developer
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iii) Student as socializer to achieve social skills
ii) Knowledge developer to acquire relevant cognitive capabilities
i) Decision maker to practice control through the personal endeavors to
choose and manage web resources for enriching their learning experiences
According to the student’s control model, a student in order
to be in control of their learning process should act as:
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The proposed student’s control model
Co-production
of knowledge
Personal
knowledge
management
Development
of personal
learning
network
Student as
Knowledge
developer
Student as
Socializer
Student as
Decision
maker
POWER
PLE
developer
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The framework for Designing Enhanced Learning Activities
Student's
control
model
Knowledge
developer
Socializer
Decision
Maker
TPACK model
Content Technology
Pedagogy
Social Aspects Process
(iii)(ii)(i) (iv)
(v) (vi) (vii) (viii)
(ix) (x) (xi) (xii)
Enhanced
Learning
Activities
3
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CONTENT TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL ASPECTS
PROCESS
Knowledge Developer
Socializer
Decision Maker
Learning Subject
matter knowledge
Learning Instrumental
knowledge
Learning Social
knowledge
Learning procedural
knowledge
Requesting, receiving,
giving content support
Requesting, receiving,
giving technological
support
Requesting, receiving, g
iving social support
Requesting, receiving
, giving procedural
support
Developing personal
content management
strategy
Developing personal
technology
management strategy
Developing
personal learning
network
Developing personal
learning management
strategy
Control
Model
Teaching Process
The Categories of Learning Activities
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CONTENT TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL ASPECTS
PROCESS
Knowledge Developer
Learning Subject
matter content
Learning Instrumental
knowledge
Learning Social
knowledge
Learning procedural
knowledge
Control
Model
Teaching Process
Activities to support the student’s role as knowledge developer
• Understanding
relevant
facts, concepts, theor
ies, and procedures
• Evaluating the quality
and accuracy of
content and
recognizing bias in
online content
• Appropriating, remixi
ng and producing
new content
• Doing effective
search by different
search engines
• Finding and using
multiple information
sources to support
an argument
• Utilizing several
format of
information
• Acquiring web-based
group working norms
and skills
• Awareness of the
benefits of other
people for learning
• Documenting project
details
• Presenting project
results or learning
outcomes.
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CONTENT TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL ASPECTS
PROCESS
Socializer
Requesting, receiving,
giving content support
Requesting, receiving,
giving technological
support
Requesting, receivi
ng, giving social
support
Requesting,
receiving, giving
procedural support
Control
Model
Teaching Process
Activities to support the student’s role as Socializer
• Communicating
around content
• Exchanging
information and
experiences about
the learning
affordances of web
tools
• Being aware of and
observing other
students’ learning
experiences and
activities
• Co-evaluating the
learning process and
progress
• Peer-based
assessment
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CONTENT TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL ASPECTS
PROCESS
Decision maker
Developing personal
information
management strategy
Developing personal
technology
management strategy
Developing
personal learning
network
Developing personal
learning
management strategy
Control
Model
Teaching Process
Activities to support the student’s role as Decision maker
• Accessing
information from
different sources
and formats
• Creating personal
presentation of
content
• Mashing up, tagging
and filtering
incoming
information
• Evaluating the
learning benefits
and influence of the
selected web tools
• Personalizing and
customizing tools
• Developing a
personal technology
selection and
adaptation strategy
• Finding, introducing,
and joining relevant
communities
• Reflecting on
learning process
• Reflecting on own
digital skills
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TPACK model
Content Technology
Pedagogy
Student'
s control
model
Knowledge
Producer
Socializer
Decision
Maker
Improving the teacher's TPACK model of knowledge
Social Aspects Process
(iii)(ii)(i) (iv)
(v) (vi) (vii) (viii)
(ix) (x) (xi) (xii)
Level I:
Information
Literacy
Level II:
Network
Literacy
Level III: Media
Literacy
Competency
Development Model
in PLE-based learning
Revealing the
ways students
learn content
Revealing the
ways students
use technology
Revealing the
students’ social
interaction
Revealing the
ways students
manage their
learning
How the framework supports the teacher (student) teaching (control).
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Proposed solution: A learning-driven approach
Learning Needs
Main
dimensions of
student's
control
Teacher's
required
knowledge to
support PLE-
based learning
Designing learning
activities Monitoring the
students’ learning
experiences by the
teacher
Supports
Improves
Accomplishing the
defined learning
activities by studentsSelecting
appropriate web2.0
tools to support the
learning activities