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found this via http://www.weiterbildungsblog.de/2010/10/18/top-100-tools-for-learning-2010-list/3784/ which is a great german blog about e-learning yb an aducational consultant named Jochen Robes. (he has been mentioned by Eva Birger who participates in the course too)

International community of bloggers reporting on blogs and citizen media

Jenkins on transmedia storytelling; cultural activators or ways that students can perform that are meaningful to them

Mark Pesce's long view of the Web

pretty exciting idea. See example on Pena=Lopez's blog -- http://ictlogy.net/20101105-personal-learning-environments-blurring-the-edges-of-formal-and-informal-learning-an-experiment-with-anthologize/

Simple solution: forced blogging. Sounds oxymoronic

Pedagogy first!

"Dave [Cromier], I agree with you, and encourage us all to create, co-create, and curate! Physical curation, and digital curation are the keys to unlocking the assets of my PLN." or is it? - A different view from David Roberts.

So is curation de-cluttering?

Post that adopts Viplax Baxi's description of a PLE as Learning Operating System (LearnOS) and attempts to align Downes' PLE functions with traditional OS functions. Also discusses the problem of recall ... which is an issue for me too, and one that I try to tackle by bookmarking everything.

Iluminadora discusión sobre el rol de los curators en un curso. Gracias a Emapey!

"The following is a list of the feeds harvested as part of the PLENK2010 course. This list may also be obtained as an OPML File."

Captured and shared as a Diigo bookmark because I only found the link in Stephen Downes' blog and can't see it as a top-level link in PLENK2010 site.

"A definition for the term Personal Learning Environment (PLE), remains elusive. Conception about what should constitute a PLE depends on the perspective of the commentator. For example, the priorities for a PLE are different for a tertiary student, a university administrator, an instructor, a working professional, or an adult who persues an eclectic path of lifelong learning. Metaphorically, an individual may engage in a learning process that is either more acquisitional or participatory (Sfard, 1998). There are inconsistencies across these positions about what a PLE should do. But whether constructively and defensively, interest in PLE appears to be growing. At the time of writing this introduction (August 2006), no particular product or service exists that can definitively be categorised as a PLE, although some prototypical work is in progress. An inclusive, authoritative account about PLEs does not yet exist. Only a handful of articles have appeared in the academic and public press about PLEs since the term gained currency in 2004. This article has been compiled after tracking recent conversations in the blogosphere and following social bookmarks. "

"The Personal Learning Environment concept is relatively new and is often used interchangeably with Personal Learning Network. The earliest reference is attributed to George Siemens in his 2004 paper, Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. Downes and Attwell have also popularised the concept with Downes describing the PLE as "a tool that allows for a learner (or anyone) to engage in a distributed environment consisting of a network of people, services and resources" (2006, p23). Semantically, a personal learning environment and a personal learning network differ, with a network referring to connections and the interaction between them, and an environment referring to a broader definition that includes more passive tools and settings. The network and its broader socially constructed environment are interdependent, constantly shaping each other and unable to be separated."

Clear differentiation between PLN and PLE. Me like.