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The evolution of personal learning environments

Origin Learning

A personal learning environment refers to the tools, technologies, resources etc. that a person uses at the individual level to build on his knowledge base. By and large, this constitutes John’s Personal Learning Environment (PLE). Much of our learning is informal and happens online.

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Personal Learning Tools and Technologies

Tony Karrer

Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective Personal Learning Knowledge Work Environment Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective Personal Learning Knowledge Work Environment Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0

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6 Emerging Technologies in Education

LearnDash

Virtual learning environments are one example of cloud computing. The first major one to hit the scene was Wikipedia, but this concept has been expanded upon in different areas as well. Cloud Computing - If you are using some form of we-based tools, then you are enabling further student-educator collaboration.

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Improving Personal Learning - A Continuing Challenge for Learning Professionals

Tony Karrer

From Wikipedia's description of Knowledge Economy , quoting Peter Drucker (1966): A manual worker works with his hands and produces "stuff". The most important skills of a knowledge worker are learning skills. We need to better understand how we can improve our own personal learning. I would claim.

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Co-Curation

Clark Quinn

One of the roles of our personal learning networks is to follow people who sort through the memes coming along and reframe them into new ideas, posts and more. Wikipedia ends up being the ultimate co-curated body of knowledge. This was very much in the context of higher education, but it extends further.

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Are You Shifting to Self-Directed Learning? Here’s How to Do It Right

Instilled

The key to success is to have a centralized learning environment that is user-friendly, combined with flexible learning modalities. Encourage this type of self-initiative by providing a learning platform that mirrors other consumer-driven platforms they’re already comfortable using.

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100 eLearning Articles and White Papers

Tony Karrer

e-learning 2.0 Technology Integration Matrix Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells as illustrated below. Innovate: Moving from Theory to Real-World Experiences in an e-Learning Community 15. E-Learning & Web 2.0

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