Comments on: WCET 2008 Day 1

By: An experiment in blog-based discussions « The Weblog of (a) David Jones

An experiment in blog-based discussions « The Weblog of (a) David Jones — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:11:57 +0000

[...] are that blogs are going to be a major component of a PLE. Some of the more interesting work in this area certainly suggests this. So the modified question for this post and the activity I [...]

By: Free Readings Online » Blog Archive » Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Nov 22 08

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:41:33 +0000

[...] who know what they’re talking about…here’s their commentary on the workshop: Jared Stein, Chris Lott, and Scott Leslie. This PLE thing will yet take root [...]

By: Personal Learning Environments - elearnspace

Personal Learning Environments - elearnspace — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:21:22 +0000

[...] what they’re talking about…here’s their commentary on the workshop: Jared Stein, Chris Lott, and Scott Leslie. This PLE thing will yet take root [...]

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:54:50 +0000

Chris,
As one of your learners at the pre-conference workshop – I can’t say thanks enough. Your patience throughout was so very appreciated as we each got lost at certain times in this new learning environment. But as someone who came to the conference to learn new technologies – you hit the button. Meanwhile, as someone who used to be a general manager of hotels (my first career) and worked at resorts and corporate hotels – there is a difference between the two when it comes to technology; and good conference planners understand that.

By: PLE Workshop Wrapped Up at WCET08 | Flexknowlogy - Jared Stein on Education and Technology

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:56:52 +0000

[...] Chris Lott captured most of my thoughts and feelings about the Personal Learning Environments All-Day Workshop that we conducted with Scott Leslie, however I wanted to reciprocate to my co-presenters and the participants by posting a few comments and observations: [...]

By: Bryan Alexander

Bryan Alexander — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:56:32 +0000

Chris, it’s still hard to find a good conference venue with decent WiFi. And not insanely expensive WiFi, either.

I’ve heard many horror stories on this score over the past few years. But I can’t figure out why the situation isn’t better. Wouldn’t it be a fine market advantage to have good WiFi?

By: Alan Levine

Alan Levine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:45:26 +0000

“I Don’t Need to Steenken Diagrams” hah! I now may call you Gold Hat, and the next preso might be “Treasure of the Sierra PLE”.

Curious to know what audience response was. Too bad on the hotel, at least you get nice palm trees, and there are some nice walks in the mountains away from the hotel glitter.

The tools, practices, strategies you present are all things I support (and it is in counter to fixed, packaged “un-personalized platforms which remain un-named by brand here), yet I still get a twitch in trying to understand how among a cloud of network tools/activities that a PLE is a “thing.” I keep wanting to understand what the bounding edges are. When am I in my PLE and not?

It’s similar when people talk about PLN (SMT = Sigh More TLAs) Personal Learning Networks… I am connected to many overlapping networks, but do not see how/where my general networkedness is so defined to be Learning (or not).

And we still seem tool-centric when the network is to me, the people and their interactions. My PLE includes email. Phone calls. IMs. Postcards. Conversations in beer soaked East Vancouver bars.

I just don’t get where my cloud of connections has labels; I cannot say I am never “learning” and then I end up where everything is my PLE/PLN and then why do I need a label for it?? I know Chris you will counter with sound statements that humble me.