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Beyond the boundaries of CMS Personal learning environments (PLEs) as a creative space for teaching and learning. Prof. Tim Pychyl Department of Psychology Flavia Renon MacOdrum Library Maire Goss Mary-Beth Haley Julie Lepine Students of PSYC 6104W, ALDS 5204W. CMS/LMS. Pros - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Beyond the boundaries of CMS Personal learning environments (PLEs) as a creative space for teaching and learningProf. Tim Pychyl Department of Psychology
Flavia Renon MacOdrum Library
Maire GossMary-Beth HaleyJulie LepineStudents of PSYC 6104W, ALDS 5204W
CMS/LMSPros
Structured Perennial Flexible Asynchronous
Cons Teacher centered Course based
PLEs v. LMS: is there a difference? http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9zSd5Gs6Mw&feature=related
Both are valuable to the student learning experience
A bit about PLEsA Personal Learning Environment is a facility for an individual to access, aggregate, configure and manipulate digital artifacts of their ongoing learning experiences (Ron Lubensky, 2006)
The Anatomy of personal learning environments (PLEs)
PLEs: another model
The nature of PLEsPersonal Learning Environment (PLEs) are a concept and not a system
There is still some work that needs to be done to operationalize this vision of a lifelong learning environment into a product(Anderson, 2006)
Recently I came across an interesting PLE tool…..
Grade 7 student’s PLE: Welcome to my PLE http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEls3tq5wIY&feature=related
Part of a thesis project (Wendy Drexler, 2010)
Where do PLEs fit into higher education?
Symbaloo PLEsA few samples from the Seminar in University Teaching
Symbaloo, a visual gathering toolhttp://www.symbalooedu.com/
What are PLEs and why should we care?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSH5TMYlz4&feature=related
University teaching PLEs: finding your own voice …in an organized way1. Identify teaching/learning & professional
development goals that best suits your needs (teaching philosophy, personality,…)
2. Select information sources that will help you meet your anticipated goals
3. Select e-tools that will help you find and organize this information most effectively and efficiently (preferably in one location)
Some pieces of the teaching puzzle
PLE software/toolsThe trends:
Individual (mashups,webtops)
Institutional
PLEs and Ubiquitous technologyDevelopments in: Cloud computing Mashups Widgets…
Other types of PLEs:Webtops or web portals
What? Type of mashboard
http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Webtop
Examples: iGoogle, NetVibes, PageFlakes, Elgg…
http://mashable.com/2007/06/29/personalized-homepages/
The PLEX project, an institutional PLE: an attempt at creating a personal learning environment integrated with a LMS
A group at the University of Bolton created PLEX in an attempt to operationalize PLEs
PLEX (open source software/beta) http://www.reload.ac.uk/plex/
Note: not much has been written about the use of this product (still in Beta version)
In conclusion
Some points to reflect on…The change from a traditional Learning Management system (LMS) to include Personal Learning environments involves both a technological as well as a major pedagogical paradigm shift.
Some points to reflect on…According to Schaffert & Hilzensauer (2008), seven crucial elements are involved: Role of the Learner PersonalizationContentSocial involvementOwnershipEducational & organization cultureTechnological aspects
For inspiration: sample roadmaps for PLEs
Examples of PLE structures:http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+Diagrams#tosh
1. Tim Hand (conceptual map)2. Michelle Martin (educational developer)3. Katherine Pisana (university student/tool oriented)4. Alec Couros (networked teacher model)
Questions and comments…Thank you for your participation