Session+1.1


 * 1.1 – Personal Learning Environments**

Stephen Downes, National Research Council of Canada Thursday, September 25, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Widely touted as the successor technology to the Learning Management System, Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) support learning from a learner perspective, enabling educational content and services from a large number of interoperable providers. They help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to set their own learning goals, manage their learning content and processes and communicate with others in the process of learning. PLEs are not centered on the requirements of an organization, institution or course(s), but integrate the learner’s formal and informal learning experiences, social networks, and learning resources, and manage them as the learner sees fit. Participants will discuss whether or how PLEs can fit into a corporate training environment.

UStream recording and slides are available at http://www.downes.ca/presentation/198