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With an up-coming NSW LearnScope Regional Event 1 to be held at the super-efficient Saxon’s Training in Barrack Street, Sydney and with an international audience coming on board, I’ve been doing some research based on PLE’s or online personal learning environments….my take.

I’ve written a number times on this PLE topic before but this time round it’s getting a little clearer as to what might consitute a “working” model however disparate the interpretations maybe.

My take has always been that PLE’s are anything and everything that constitutes an online identity, both inside and outside of the walled gardens which try to contain interaction and connection - educational and otherwise….

Robyn’s been hard at this for weeks so I’m doing my bit as well.

It’s a growing concern and a real part of where we are headed in this way-of-the-web so well articulated by David Wilcox, Stephen Downes, George Siemens and other big names.

Educause always has some good information - check out their entries.

I’m also heartened to see that a critical debate is emerging from what would otherwise could be seen as an expert centered top-down approach to the subject. It’s obvious that everyones got a different take on the matter none more so than Josie Fraser.

This is the gem I was looking for - a Tom Haskin’s approach. Something that re-posit’s the age old plug-n-play attitudes so thickly applied to this topic. I’d like to see if Tom’s able to join us for an international panel on the subject - Regional Event 1

It reminds me of the great posts of Nick Noakes from inside SL and within the broader context of the discussion with people like Bronwyn Stuckey or the share-your-shared space “shape” of the flatlands differing to building toolkits and all-in-one solutions…….. but where does this sit with your version of what constitutes a PLE ?

EduKite has an interesting take on the matter.

So does Graham Wegner who we hope will accept our offer to fly to Sydney and keynote at our Regional Events connection event number one.