Comments on: VLE compared to PLE http://personallearningenvironments.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/vle-compared-to-ple/ A place to collect information for my PhD dissertation Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:03:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: oskarcasquero http://personallearningenvironments.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/vle-compared-to-ple/#comment-8 oskarcasquero Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:14:22 +0000 http://personallearningenvironments.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/vle-vs-ple/#comment-8 Thank you for your comment ;-) I read somewhere that the US goverment was debating a law for banning access to social networking sites in educational centres. So, as far as I can see, nowadays the general trend is to prohibit social networking capabilities in learning systems. For me, that is institutions natural reaction when confronting something new that is beyond their control, and more specifically, is about the moral panic created around the dangers of online activity among the youth. Instead of banning, I think a better approach would consider teaching appropriate behaviour on the internet. Last, I just want to point out that the ideas on the post were not mine, but extracted from an article of which reference can be found at the end of the post. I'm just collecting ideas and reflections about Personal Learning Environments, training in this topic before I can conceive something by my own. Thank you for your comment ;-)

I read somewhere that the US goverment was debating a law for banning access to social networking sites in educational centres. So, as far as I can see, nowadays the general trend is to prohibit social networking capabilities in learning systems. For me, that is institutions natural reaction when confronting something new that is beyond their control, and more specifically, is about the moral panic created around the dangers of online activity among the youth. Instead of banning, I think a better approach would consider teaching appropriate behaviour on the internet.

Last, I just want to point out that the ideas on the post were not mine, but extracted from an article of which reference can be found at the end of the post. I’m just collecting ideas and reflections about Personal Learning Environments, training in this topic before I can conceive something by my own.

]]> By: John Concilus http://personallearningenvironments.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/vle-compared-to-ple/#comment-6 John Concilus Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:32:28 +0000 http://personallearningenvironments.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/vle-vs-ple/#comment-6 Liked your post. I think you are correct to distinguish between the organizational focus of VLE's and the learner-oriented focus of the PLE. The tools that interconnect learners with each other already exist in a decentralized fashion to some degree (42Things, Elgg, etc.), but there is little recognition or awareness at the organizational level that this is a good thing ;-) In the US, the National Association study released in August found that most schools still actively block social networking tools out fear, ignorance and an inability to see how they can be used instructionally. According to their report, strict controls had taken hold at most schools over student internet access. * 84% of school districts have rules against online chatting in school * 81% have rules against instant messaging in school * 62% prohibit blogging or participating in online discussion boards at school. * 60% prohibit sending and receiving email in school * 52% prohibit any social networking sites in school Source: http://files.nsba.org/creatingandconnecting.pdf I had a post about this roughly a year or so ago, and although it is a little dated, it involves an Open Source system we are working on to bridge the gap in our school district. We are not there yet, but actively working on it. http://teachers4schools.com/open/?p=6 Anyway, good post. I'll be back. Regards, JTC Liked your post. I think you are correct to distinguish between the organizational focus of VLE’s and the learner-oriented focus of the PLE.

The tools that interconnect learners with each other already exist in a decentralized fashion to some degree (42Things, Elgg, etc.), but there is little recognition or awareness at the organizational level that this is a good thing ;-)

In the US, the National Association study released in August found that most schools still actively block social networking tools out fear, ignorance and an inability to see how they can be used instructionally. According to their report, strict controls had taken hold at most schools over student internet access.

* 84% of school districts have rules against online chatting in school
* 81% have rules against instant messaging in school
* 62% prohibit blogging or participating in online discussion boards at school.
* 60% prohibit sending and receiving email in school
* 52% prohibit any social networking sites in school

Source: http://files.nsba.org/creatingandconnecting.pdf

I had a post about this roughly a year or so ago, and although it is a little dated, it involves an Open Source system we are working on to bridge the gap in our school district. We are not there yet, but actively working on it.

http://teachers4schools.com/open/?p=6

Anyway, good post. I’ll be back.

Regards,

JTC

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