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Using online technologies to create customized, connected, and dynamic learning environments.
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WEAVING A PERSONAL WEB: USING ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES TO
CREATE CUSTOMIZED, CONNECTED, AND DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
BY JESSICA MCELVANEY & ZANE BERGE
Presented by:Harmeet Kaur
Student id: 2117534
“… we find ourselves awash in petabytes of information of widely
varying quality.” How can this flood of information be managed and used to
the learner’s advantage? (p. 2)
PERSONAL WEB TEHNOLOGIES
“……Customized, personal web- based environments… that explicitly support one’s social, professional, and learning…. Activities via highly personalised windows to the networked world” (p 1)
1. Social bookmarking and research tools2. Personal publishing tools3. Aggregators and Metagators4. widgets
Visualisation of a web based personal learning environment
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING AND RESEARCH TOOLS
Online storage of web pages, articles and other media
Allow users to organise and share information easily and in meaningful way
Includes bibliographic feature (zotero and connote)
Personal publishing tools
Free and user- friendly to publish oneself on the internet
Ranges from content- focused, formal blog posts to socially- focused, informal messages
Blogging used to create an individualised content management system that publishes, organises, and archives an on- going activity feed of a student’s learning
aggregators metagatoresFilter online information and collect articles, media, and conversations customized to the user’s needs; saving time and effort (p 4)
Allows to manage the tools, networks, content, and websites, without visiting and logging in to multiple sites
WIDGETS
Widgets are small, adaptable, programmable, web- based gadgets that an be embedded into a variety of sites or used on mobile phones and desktops.
USE OF PWT’S SUPPORTS CONNECTIVISM THEORY OF LEARNING
Knowledge rests in networksKnowledge may reside in non- human appliances
and learning is enabled/ facilitated by technologyAccurate and up to date knowledge is the intent
of all connectivist learning activities
Using personal web technologies to create PLEs and PLNs
Personal learning environments (PLEs) is the sum of websites and technologies that an individual makes use of to learn.
Personal learning network is a network of colleagues and friends from around the world by joining social networking sites.
now majority of PWTs have mobile friendly version available, they can be accessed anywhere and anytime.
Learning applications of PWTs
content
Teacher
Student B
Student A
Student C
Linear learning: teacher selects and delivers content to the students
student
Personal
learning
network
Personal
learning tools
teacher
Personal learning environ
ment
classmates experience
textbooks Class content
Non-linear learning: the student receives information from large variety of sources
Disadvantages of using PWTs
1.Connection addiction2.Work interrupted3.Popularity contests4.Echo chambers5.Privacy and security concerns
Questions and concerns
1. Which learning method is the better way to use PWTs: Linear learning or non- linear learning
Group A: think about it as a teacher Group B: think about it as a learner2. “It is possible for some well- known individuals ( such as internet celebrities)
to dominate the online discussion, by gathering large number of followers, who amplify their ideas and opinions by supporting and spreading them around the internet. Valuable or innovative ideas put forth by lesser- known individuals can easily become lost in the noise”
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Share your opinion and experience.
Conclusion
Learners need to discard their role as passive consumers of information and to take on new roles
Learner must become active learner and editor to effectively use the PWTs.
Teachers and trainers can encourage the use of PWTs, but true quality and effectiveness of a PLE or PLN depends on the learners him/herself.
Thankyou for your valuable time