Creating my own Personal Learning Environment
This has been an intense introduction to the class during this first week. I am excited to use this blog as my own personal learning environment (PLE).
I have always been particular about how to create my own personal learning environment. Typically, I enjoy a quiet space which is well-lit and is clean. I feel this blog allows me to create my own environment and to light it as I choose and to keep it tidy.
The benefit of using this format for my PLE is that I can link it with other students. It's been fun to connect with other folks and learn from them. When I was an undergrad student at BYU ten years ago, this kind of activity generally took place in hallways or studyrooms at the library.
Today, I am a commuting student from Salt Lake City and I have less time to connect with other students and to broaden my PLE to the world and professors around me (both at BYU and beyond). However, I am daily texting/blogging/emailing folks from around the world - particularly those here at BYU, others at universities and organizations related to my field of research (international development and ICT4D) and people in the field (in Nepal, particularly).
It makes sense that our personal learning environments evolve with changes that afford better opportunities to us. It also makes sense that we preserve our own tailored aspects and personal preferences which facilitate learning in a way that works best for us. I look forward to this PLE as my new springboard for exploring the foundations of Instructional Psychology and Technology while purusing my doctoral studies here at BYU.
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