PLE: connectivist or constructivist GEORGE SIEMENS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010. LCT Poll. I have a quick Twitter poll – I’m considering offering a MOOC in logic and critical thinking starting in September. Page 1 of 2. Previous | Next. GEORGE SIEMENS. JUNE 3, 2012. What is the theory that underpins our moocs? If you’re even casually aware of what is happening in higher education, you’ve likely heard of massive open online courses ( MOOCs ). MORE

A PLE can be messy. Blogger's New Polling Tool My Online Visual Identity 31 Days: Days 26, 27, 28 So What Kind of a Gamer Are You? Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, September 27, 2007 Messy Learning OK. Messy Training Not OK. Ive been thinking about messes a lot the past few days. Ive got small kids and my house is pretty messy. It turns out that life in general is pretty messy. MORE

Deeper Instructional Design Creating a Learning Ecosystem - Why Blended Learning is Now Inadequate E-induction Twitter for Learning eLearning Authoring Tools Paul's E-Learning Resources PWLE Not PLE - Knowledge Work Not Separate from Learning Definition: Massively Multi-learner Online Learning Environment (MMOLE) The ladder of participation in social media Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction E-Learning Queen: The Best Way to Learn in an Online Course Learning 2.0 MORE

RT @ CLOmedia : A new poll found a generational gap in workplace training programs. RT @ JaneBozarth : “@KoreenOlbrish Very well-thought-out blog post on moving from LMS to PLE. Tweet. RT @ WendyTagg : I’ve blogged about @ c4lpt ‘s 30ways social media programme [link] <Thanks Wendy #. Infographic: Google+ vs. Facebook, the Only Comparison Chart You’ll Ever Need [link] #. And now we have [link] to shorten ur Google+ username. I’ve done it [link] #. MORE

PLE Assistants - Personal Learning Environments ( PLE ) - Downes , Sims and Kareer talk about the need of the connected learners to learn to work with the technologies to advance personal learning - easily said, but difficult for some to execute. The assistants coach learners on the possible choices and options on PLE decisions. What is needed is the ability to constantly poll, survey, and make small studies with your audience. Future jobs, now, today! MORE

You can find Manish's poll on his Edublend blog. Let me explain: PLE. The tools within a PLE are most likely not used for the purpose of formal education of all learners within an educational institution. This is different from a PLE, a VLE and a PTE. Tags: Manish Malik VLE PLE Cloud Learning Environment This is the first time I've done this, but it's a new year and a new broom. MORE

Some notes: Polls: Most attending work in L&D with some HR, IT, and learning services providers Most attending work in organization with 2000+ ee’s but several were SMBs (under 2K ee’s for this presentation) Current learning delivery channels primarily ILT classroom and ILT online as well as a fair amount of self-paced e-learning. Coming back after a week of being mostly disconnected I'm woefully behind on email and even more so on my reading. MORE