The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 16, 2011

If someone had called, I would have said that this is project has at it''s core a mistaken idea: that social media and personal learning networks can be directed from the top down. It''s because these are individual connections created by the individual, and that is their value: they are personal.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 13, 2012

I watched this morning's PLE conference (#pleconf) unkeynote by Grainne Conole and Ricardo Torres Kompen, which was streamed live from Aveiro, in Portugal. We are indeed 'distributed beings', said Grainne, perhaps invoking the work of Mark Curtis.

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For my class I am taking I was asked to visually represent Connectivism, Communities of Practice (CoP), and Personal Learning Environments (PLE). For this activity I created a board game prototype to allow you to move around the board as you engage with the images. To play the game, make a copy of the game […].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The Use of Mobile Devices For The Development of Personalized Learning Environments (PLE) In The Dominican Republic (Case Study) - English Version - Alfonso Sintjago, IT Fellow, PhD Student 12:00am (Thursday) Teaching global challenges with Solution Focus to increase engagement and inspire action - Kristina Stoney, Director'

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 20, 2015

I have written a lot about Personal Learning Environments in the past, especially when they were emerging as a concept, and sounded quite new. We were all excited about the potential of PLEs, their subversive nature and their inherent informality.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

During the conference opening sessions we brainstormed as set of grassroots global education projects that we could bring to our personal learning networks to try to get started. We voted on five project to to focus on right away with a set of basic questions for each: " What do you want to do?

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 23, 2015

I often quote from his work or retweet his blog posts, because he thinks deeply, writes clearly and has a unique approach to workplace learning. I first met Joyce at the first Personal Learning Environment (PLE) conference in Barcelona in 2009 and we have been friends ever since. Far right is George Couros.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 6, 2015

Downes was speaking at the ELI 4th International Conference on e-Learning and Distance Education held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This was one of several sound bites that exemplified the theme of his speech, Design Elements in a Personal Learning Environment. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

I first met Alec Couros among that amazing gathering of people at the inaugural PLE (Personal Learning Environment) conference in Barcelona, in 2010. In this series of short posts, I'm writing about my top ten selfies with people who have inspired me or have influenced my thinking.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 31, 2015

Among his many projects, Graham was instrumental in launching the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) Conference, a global event that showcases research and practice in student centred pedagogy, and Sounds of the Bazaar - a live, internet radio programme that promoted open learning in all its forms.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 2, 2019

Photo by Marshall Henrie on Wikimedia Commons My keynote speech at the nextEd2019 conference in Lisbon was titled 'Personalising learning in the digital age'. During the plenary session I was asked by a delegate to explain the difference between 'personal learning' and 'personalised learning'.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 15, 2019

Together for two days, we discussed how digital technologies and networks could support learning. The event was called 'Show that you Share' and focused on tools such as Creative Commons , personal learning environments and mobile phones as a means of creating, sharing and repurposing content, knowledge and artefacts for education.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 22, 2015

and should we be waiting until our learners adopt new technology or should we be leading the way as learning providers? As you might expect, smart mobile technologies, personal learning environments and social learning feature prominently.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 18, 2015

Some prefer to travel in a taxi, or even by using their own personal transport. This is a metaphor for personalised learning, with the personal learning environment supporting an individual's learning. This transport will depart at the time the traveller decides and hopefully get them to their destination.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 28, 2016

Students are encouraged to be more proactive in their learning, and are allowed to choose/bring their own devices into the classroom. These become personal windows on the world, enabling them to drill down and investigate for themselves, the finer details of content they need to learn. Even assessment can be personalised.

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