This session is a full-day pre-conference workshop. Pre-registration is required.
Presenters
- Jared Stein http://flexknowlogy.learningfield.org
- Chris Lott http://chrislott.org
- Scott Leslie http://www.edtechpost.ca/wordpress/
Session Wiki
The session wiki stores participant’s blog and other social media accounts, and links to some useful services and examples: http://chrisl.wikispaces.com/ttix
Intro to PLE Slides
The slides used in the first hour of the workshop, which introduce Web 2.0 and PLEs, are available as PPT: Grow your PLE with Web 2.0
The increasing popularity of Web 2.0 social software and tools along with better understanding of the nature of networks has inspired a rethinking of “traditional” e-learning models. Full-fledged conceptualizations of “networked learning” and “e-learning 2.0″ are becoming reality in the form of Personal Learning Environments (PLE). Though difficult to pigeon-hole, PLEs are often embodied by collections of personally-chosen tools and practices that, when woven together, facilitate, grow, and integrate networks of people and information. PLEs may consist of many different tools and connections based on a diversity of learner preferences. And because they are distinct and independent from monolithic learning management systems, PLEs innately foster authenticity in learning and interactions, and allow teachers and students to make education an ongoing part of their daily lives.
Building Your PLE
Focusing on technologies and applications, this workshop helps educators open doorways to this new paradigm. Participants will break into facilitator-led groups to determine their own direction before engaging in the construction of individual PLEs that address:
• Personal content production
• Reading and research
• Weaving the social network
The rhythm of this workshop will be marked by hands-on, group-supported activity interspersed with reflection and discussion—a model of learning and exploration analogous to practices found in Web 2.0 communities.