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Physiology of a PLE

Learning with e's

Yesterday I posted my views on what I think are the essential components of a Personal Learning Environment - the Anatomy of the PLE. Today, I want to examine some of the functionality of PLEs - the physiology if you will - what is it that learners need from their PLEs? Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Daily Bookmarks 07/10/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Examples of colleges successfully using synchronous tools for office hours, student collaboration, and administrative work. tags: synchronous , highered , collaboration , education. tags: lms , socialnetworking , ple , blog , wiki , web2.0 , learnercontrol. Taking the ‘A’ out of Asynchronous.

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Theory-informed design tips

E-Learning Provocateur

The forum may be synchronous or asynchronous, or both. • Encourage the learner to integrate the VLE into a broader PLE. . • Use real photos rather than cartoons or illustrations. • Encourage discovery learning. • Provide your learners with a forum to ask questions and to learn from one another.

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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Anatomy of a PLE - Learning with e’s , July 11, 2010. HOLD THE FRONT PAGE - PLE’s need Teachers - Learnadoodledastic , September 23, 2010. How to facilitate synchronous learning for real and virtual learners using technology? Taxonomy of Learning Theories - E-Learning Provocateur , January 12, 2010.

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Top 10 Higher Ed/EDU LMSs for 2017

eLearning 24-7

Honestly, on the HE side, you should change from synchronous based to asynchronous based. . It is my belief and has been, that the reason these systems, regardless of who they are, fail for the students, in the long run, is the synchronous approach which is nothing more than sticking the ILT classroom approach online. .

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Saudi Arabia, E-Learning and What’s Next (the industry)

eLearning 24-7

Many (okay overwhelmingly most), had never utilized mobile devices as true digital tools (part of my presentation) and social while being used, was more from the usual synchronous take of discussion boards, forums, groups, etc. The speakers were from Saudi Arabia, England, America and Canada. Stephen Downes was there.

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195 posts about MOOCs

Jay Cross

Why do synchronous web tools suck? PLE: connectivist or constructivist GEORGE SIEMENS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010. MOOCs, Learning Points GEORGE SIEMENS | SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012. Instructure: we know. GEORGE SIEMENS | THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012. MOOC on complexity JAY CROSS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013.