Edited by Nathan Lomax, Wednesday, 15 Jul 2009, 21:19
I have been playing around with Compendium and getting frustrated about not being able to put in my own icons or arrows - maybe I am slow on the uptake but I don't find it very user friendly.
Here's my mindmap - quite basic but these are the main tools I use:
How do the various arguments (for and against VLE/PLEs) align with your own experience?
I am going to sit on the fence and say a combination of both is best. PLEs can be a less formal and more dynamic environment but institutional VLEs can serve as a kind of anchor in cyberspace.
Are you broadly in favour of PLEs/use of Web 2.0 in an educational context?
It is hard not to be in favour of this, but the challenge for learning is to effectively navigate and use information.
Or do you foresee a number of issues and problems?
Issues include getting easily distracted from the task in hand and, as discussed in the podcast, finding a suitable framework for assessment.
Mindmap - PLE
I have been playing around with Compendium and getting frustrated about not being able to put in my own icons or arrows - maybe I am slow on the uptake but I don't find it very user friendly.
Here's my mindmap - quite basic but these are the main tools I use:
I am going to sit on the fence and say a combination of both is best. PLEs can be a less formal and more dynamic environment but institutional VLEs can serve as a kind of anchor in cyberspace.
It is hard not to be in favour of this, but the challenge for learning is to effectively navigate and use information.
Issues include getting easily distracted from the task in hand and, as discussed in the podcast, finding a suitable framework for assessment.