PLE Resources

Here are some of the resources I've used so far in investigating PLEs. There are many, many more, but these have been an introduction and stimulus as to how I can use them personally and introduce them to health care colleagues.

Graham Atwell

• http://www.slideshare.net/GrahamAttwell/personal-learning-environments-46423/
• Personal Learning Environments - the future of eLearning?
  http://www.elearningpapers.eu/index.php?page=doc&vol=2&doc_id=8553&doclng=6

Stephen Downes

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Downes
• Stephen’s Web
  http://www.downes.ca/
• Stephen Downes on Personal Learning
  http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/813

Robin Good - MasterNewMedia

• Personal learning environments: what they are and how to implement them
  http://www.masternewmedia.org/learning_educational_technologies/learning-environments/PLE-personal-learning-environments-present-future-20070615.htm

Michele Martin – The Bamboo Project Blog

• Exploring Personal Learning Environments
  http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog/exploring-personal-learni.html
• The Personal Learning Environment Starter Pack--What Would You Include?
  http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog//2008/02/the-personal-le.html
• 5 Uses for a Wiki at Work
  http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog/2007/06/5_uses_for_a_wi.html
• Seven Strategies for Supporting Personal Learning Environments at Work
  http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog/2007/08/supporting-pers.html

George Siemens:

• Connectivism
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connectivism
• Connectivism: A learning theory for today’s learner
  http://www.connectivism.ca/
• Connectivism: Rethinking learning in a digital age
  http://www.elearnspace.org/media/connectivism_Web_2/player.html

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Learning_Environment