The document discusses a study that examined the difficulties higher education students face when encouraged to use personal learning environments (PLEs) and social media for learning. The study surveyed students about challenges, strategies used, and suggestions. It found students struggled with personal organization, work methods, participation, and task completion. Their preferred strategies involved teacher feedback, independent portfolio work, and using digital tools. Students indicated a need for more preparation to effectively use PLEs for autonomous, reflective, and critical learning in higher education.

1. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
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2. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
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problem
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3. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
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problem
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4. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
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The main goal this study is to understand the
nature of the difficulties faced by higher
education students,
when they are encouraged to use
methodologies based on the use of online
Personal Learning Environments (PLE) and
“social media”.
goals
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5. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
PLE are a response to the pedagogical
approaches advocating that e-learning systems
need to be under the control of the learners
themselves (Van Harmelen, 2006).
But also a response to the desire to build bridges
framework
between the worlds of formal and informal
learning, from a life-long learning perspective
(Laurillard, 2002, 2012)…
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6. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
Recognizing the strategic importance given to
student’s leadership in the organization and
management of their own learning…
Additionally to the face to face activities we
involve students exploring the potential of the
framework
Internet and social software for learning…
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7. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
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framework
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8. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
An exploratory study: two groups of 2nd-year
degree students were surveyed through a
questionnaire, in two different academic years.
Questionnaire with 3 parts: 1st: difficulties felt (22
methodology
items); 2nd: strategies used (12 items); 3rd:
suggestions (open question).
Likert scales.
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9. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
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The 1st part aims to find out the students’ perception
about difficulties felt in the management of the
learning process;
The 2nd part focused on the strategies used by the
students in managing the learning process;
methodology
The 3rd part intended to identify factors that could
hinder the success of the implementation of PLE in
higher education.
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10. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
The items of the questionnaire were inferred from
the analysis of the type of interaction between
the teacher and student when a given tool is used
in an educational context, and organized into the
four categories of pedagogical strategies proposed
methodology
by Laurillard (1993, 2002):
Discursive, Adaptive, Interactive and Reflective.
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11. 1. difficulties
Results
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12. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
The students experienced difficulties in personal
1. difficulties
organization, in the adoption of continuous and
systematic working methods, in participation in the
tasks set and in completion of the learning tasks.
Results
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13. 2. strategies
Results
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14. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
Considering the set of strategies adopted to
improve the students’ output, the following
stood out from the rest: the assessments and/or
2. strategies
suggestions supplied by the teachers (item 8), the
independent management in the development of
the portfolios (item 7) and the profitable use of
the different digital systems to present ideas and
content in a wide-ranging manner (item 6).
Results
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15. 2. strategies
Results
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To overcome the difficulties, students preferred
3. suggestions
to ask the teacher about their doubts rather than
to interact with their classmates, and use the
different tools and technologies available online.
Results
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17. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
Despite the students recognizing, in general,
that the undertaking of PLE depends largely on
themselves, namely the organization and
management strategies they implemented, they
did not feel prepared for this type of learning.
Conclusions
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18. THE MANAGEMENT OF A PLE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
The conclusion was that preparatory work must
be undertaken in advance to encourage the
creation and use of personal online
environments as a learning method in higher
education, aimed at fostering competencies such
as autonomy in learning, the ability to reflect
Conclusions
and the capacity for critical analysis of the
students’ own output.
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PERSPECTIVE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
Thank you for your attention!
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