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PWLE Not PLE - Knowledge Work Not Separate from Learning

Tony Karrer

I mentioned quite a while ago (in Personal Work and Learning Environments (PWLE) - More Discussion and Personal Work and Learning Environments ) that: Knowledge work is not separate from learning. That's the reason I call these: Personal Work and Learning Environment (PWLE - pronounce p-whale) And there's only one for me.

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Ray Sims - Ongoing Series of his PWLE

Tony Karrer

I never know what kinds of things to link to in my blog posts, but definitely if you've not been checking out Ray Sim's recent posts where he dives into how he uses different tools as part of his PWLE. He did similar things around informal learning a while ago. Search Alert Tips LinkedIn del.icio.us Good stuff Ray!

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PLE - PWLE Discussion Contiunes - Corporate vs Personal and IP Rights

Tony Karrer

The enterprise provides tools to employees that they can use as part of the PWLE. I could understand an argument that it would be preferable for individuals to be able to use the same tools outside the corporation for personal interests - but I don't see his argument that it is no longer a PLE or PWLE. Karyn continues with.

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Informal Learning Technology

Tony Karrer

There's a fantastic post by Stephen Downes - New Technology Supporting Informal Learning. So as you read this, keep in mind that Stephen was primarily talking about technology that can support a Formal Learning Event that heavily leverages Informal / Social Learning as it's primary mechanism. It's definitely worth a read.

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Topic Diversity

Tony Karrer

Through my PWLE methods (reading blogs, etc.) But, if I'm suggesting that conferences should head towards participation and F2F because more people are going to effectively get information through their PWLEs, then am I going to miss good topics like that talk. Where do you get this kind of information?

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Using SharePoint

Tony Karrer

They focus more on information push and it's less intended to have user-contributed content. Using SharePoint to Publish to Work Teams or Communities of Practice (CoP) Another common model is more of a publishing model where the training organization wants to provide on-going communication to the work teams or CoP.

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Thinking, Instructional Design, PWLE, Manufacturing, & Google

Big Dog, Little Dog

Personal Work and Learning Environments (PWLE) - eLearning Technology. More than any specific set of applications, though, is the desire and motivation to learn new technology, especially to learn it independently. Until now, Google has preferred pages old enough to attract others to link to them.

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