Personal Learning Environments: Challenging the dominant design of educational systems
Journal of E-learning and Knowledge Society, 2007•learntechlib.org
Current systems used in education follow a consistent design pattern, one that is not
supportive of lifelong learning or personalization, is asymmetric in terms of user capability,
and which is disconnected from the global ecology of Internet services. In this paper we
propose an alternative design pattern for educational systems that emphasizes symmetric
connections with a range of services both in formal and informal learning, work, and leisure,
and identify strategies for implementation and experimentation.
supportive of lifelong learning or personalization, is asymmetric in terms of user capability,
and which is disconnected from the global ecology of Internet services. In this paper we
propose an alternative design pattern for educational systems that emphasizes symmetric
connections with a range of services both in formal and informal learning, work, and leisure,
and identify strategies for implementation and experimentation.
Abstract
Current systems used in education follow a consistent design pattern, one that is not supportive of lifelong learning or personalization, is asymmetric in terms of user capability, and which is disconnected from the global ecology of Internet services. In this paper we propose an alternative design pattern for educational systems that emphasizes symmetric connections with a range of services both in formal and informal learning, work, and leisure, and identify strategies for implementation and experimentation.
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