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PhD JourneyPhD JourneyStarted: January 2012End: December 2015?
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Area of StudyArea of Study• eLearning & Learning Technologies in self-
directed work-based learning• Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) in
Continuing Professional Development• To understand the digital literacies required for
learners to develop their PLEs.• … or not
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What is a PLE?What is a PLE?• Depends who you talk to (or read)• A concept or approach and/or a technology/tool• Found many promoting as concept are just
playing it “lip service” (Fiedler & Väljataga, 2010)• Concept, but need to recognise other positions
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• “Personal Learning Environments are not an application but rather a new approach to the use of technologies for learning…. the argument for the use of Personal Learning environments is not technical but rather is philosophic, ethical and pedagogic” (Attwell, 2007).
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My PLEMy PLEEncompasses•Personal Learning Network•Online and offline resources•Software and online tools•Computer for access and storage
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Literature Being Literature Being ExploredExplored
• Work-based learning• Adult learning, including informal/formal & self-
directed, online• Personal learning environments• Situated learning
o Communities of practiceo Learning groupso Individual connections
• Critical literacies
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Digital LiteraciesDigital Literacies11 literacies identified by Jenkins et al. (2006)11 literacies identified by Jenkins et al. (2006)
• Collective intelligence• Judgment• Transmedia navigation• Networking• Negotiation
• Play• Performance• Simulation• Appropriation• Multitasking• Disruptive cognition
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Formal or Informal?Formal or Informal?• Or non-formal?• Definitions vary, including whether you can
distinguish between them• Formal – curriculum, teacher (or other term),
assessment/certification (Hager & Halliday, 2006)• Informal – not formal
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Informal LearningInformal Learning• Difference between informal & non-formal not
clear• Four organising principles:
o Context: learning that occurs outside of classroom-based formal educational settings
o Cognisance: intentional/incidental learningo Experiential: practice and judgemento Relationship: learning through ‘sitting next to Nellie’, mentoring, team
working(Lee et al., 2004)
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Proposed StudyProposed Study• Identify how PLEs are being used• Understand the critical literacies/skills developed
by the participants, and when• Questionnaire and semi-structured interviews• Value creation stories• Mixed Methods (quantitative & qualitative)
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ParticipantsParticipants• Individuals identified through employers and
industry organisations • Insurance, policing, security management,
investigations• CPD for voluntary designations, promotional
exams, licensing/membership requirements
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Next 6 MonthsNext 6 Months• Lit Review• Pilot Study• Increase hours without interruptions• Complete research modules• Schedule APG
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ReferencesReferences• Attwell, G. (2007). Personal learning environments: The future of
eLearning? learningpapers. Retrieved from http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=related:xilNS9aArk4J:scholar.google.com/&hl=en&num=30&as_sdt=0,5
• Lee, T., Fuller, A., Ashton, D., Butler, P., Felstead, A., Unwin, L., & Walters, S. (2004). Workplace learning: Main themes & perspectives. Learning as Work Research Paper(2).
• Fiedler, S., & Väljataga, T. (2010). Personal learning environments: concept or technology? Paper presented at the PLE Conference 2010, Barcelona. Retrieved from http://pleconference.citilab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ple2010_submission_45.pdf
• Jenkins, H., Clinton, K., Purushotma, R., Robison, A. J., & Weigel, M. (2006). Confronting the challenges of participatory culture: Media education for the 21st Century. White paper for the MacArthur Foundation.