New ELI 7 Things... Brief Explores Personal Learning Environments

Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on May 15, 2009

The term personal learning environment (PLE) describes the tools, communities, and services that constitute the individual educational platforms that learners use to direct their own learning and pursue educational goals. PLEs represent a shift away from the model in which students consume information through independent channels such as the library, a textbook, or an LMS, moving instead to a model where students draw connections from a growing matrix of resources that they select and organize.

The 7 Things You Should Know About Personal Learning Environments, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI) latest brief in the monthly series, explores how the use of PLEs may herald a greater emphasis on the role that metacognition plays in learning, enabling students to actively consider and reflect upon the specific tools and resources that lead to a deeper engagement with content to facilitate their learning.

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		New ELI 7 Things... Brief Explores Personal Learning Environments Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on May 15, 2009 The term personal learning environment (PLE) describes the tools, communities, and services that constitute the individual educational platforms that learners use to direct their own learning and pursue educational goals. PLEs represent a shift away from the model in which students consume information through independent channels such as the library, a textbook, or an LMS, moving instead to a model where students draw connections from a growing matrix of resources that they select and organize. The 7 Things You Should Know About Personal Learning Environments, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI) latest brief in the monthly series, explores how the use of PLEs may herald a greater emphasis on the role that metacognition plays in learning, enabling students to actively consider and reflect upon the specific tools and resources that lead to a deeper engagement with content to facilitate their learning. Browse the complete 7 Things You Should Know About… monthly series. EDUCAUSE News \| 7 Things You Should Know About \| EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative \| Learning \| metacognition \| personal learning environments \| Teaching and Learning Peggy's blog Login or register to post comments 580 reads
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