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Personal Learning EnvironmentsWhat Works for Librarians

Slide design based on Rockwell, C (2008) People Can’t Tell You What They Want http://www.slideshare.net

Kathryn Greenhill

Peta Hopkins

Penelope Coutas

Constance Wiebrands

Introduction | Tools & Stories | Our PLEs | Issues | Q&A | First Steps

What do you want to know ?

What do you want to know?


What do you want to know?


1. An introduction and information2. Where's a good place to start without scaring people off?3. A definition of PLE 4. PLEs are the "new thing" and will revolutionise education completely. Thoughts?

We have a wiki

http://ple4librarians.pbworks.com


What is a PLE?


Everyone has a PLE

?Who are the people you find things out from??What are the

resources you use to stay up-to-date?


PLEs are not always online…

…but ours are (mainly)


What do we use, and why?


Our common, core tools

● Gmail

● Blog

● Twitter

● Facebook

● Feed Reader

● PBworks (PBwiki)

● Flickr

● Google Docs

● Social bookmarking


Ashton & Oprah are just catching up


PLE and Learners


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High School & Undergraduate Students


...the digital divide?

Postgraduate Students


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PLE Story: Traveling with the PLE IRL


PLE Story: Accessing Academic Resources


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PLE Story: Creating Opportunities


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PLE Story: Conversion


Photo by xcode

Our PLEs


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Con


Peta

●Prezi●Bubbl.us●MP3 player


http://prezi.com/20430/

http://prezi.com/20430/

http://inn0vate.blogspot.com/2008/04/mindmapping-on-eee-pc.html

http://inn0vate.blogspot.com/2008/04/mindmapping-on-eee-pc.html

Kathryn

DropboxEtherpadEvernote

RememberTheMilkTripit

@whereskathryn at twitterStanza

Seesmic


Penny's PLE


Penny’s PLE

Methods

Classroom ObservationsInterviews

Document Analysis

Focus Group Interviews

Misc.

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Issues with PLEs



Work space vs social space

Work space vs social space


Getting stagnant and the echo chamber


Time


Digital footprints, privacy, and findability


Did we answer your questions?


Do you have anything else to add?


Do you have anything else to add?


First steps for expanding your online PLE


First steps for expanding your online PLE

1 2 3Follow your passion

Do it together

Update your status


Thank you for being a part of our PLE today :)

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Slide 4: http://ple4librarians.pbworks.com Slide 5: Penelope CoutasSlide 7: http://www.wordle.netSlide 9: http://flickr.com/photos/rmen/1291881666/ Slide 10: http://sn0tty.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/oprah_tweet.jpgSlide 11: http://www.visuwords.com Slide 13: http://www.phdcomics.comSlide 14: http://icanhascheezburger.comSlide 15: http://community.livejournal.com/article_request Slide 16:http://www.flickr.com/photos/ooohoooh/1350774613/ Slide 17: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wongjunhao/2953814622/ Slides 25 & 26: http://www.facebook.comSlide 27: http://www.gapingvoid.comSlide 28: http://www.blaugh.comSlide 29: http://www.joyoftech.com

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