{"id":21,"date":"2017-12-03T23:22:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T23:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/lida100\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2017-12-03T23:22:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T23:22:50","slug":"video-signpost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/lida100\/unit-1\/establish-a-personal-learning-environment\/video-signpost\/","title":{"rendered":"Video signpost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p>Many educational institutions use a single platform for delivering online courses known as a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Learning_management_system\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:Learning management system\">Learning Management System<\/a> (LMS) or <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtual_learning_environment\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:Virtual learning environment\">Virtual Learning Environment<\/a> (VLE). However, the OERu does not use an LMS or VLE for its courses.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"An_open_component_based_learning_environment\">An open component based learning environment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"floatright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Ethernet_cable_closeup.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ethernet cable closeup.jpg\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Ethernet_cable_closeup.jpg\/320px-Ethernet_cable_closeup.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>At the OERu, learning materials are published on an open website (we use <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">WordPress<\/a>, an open source content management system). Yes, OERu materials are truly open because you do not require a password to access any of the learning resources used for our courses. Our learner interactions use component tools distributed across the Internet, rather than contained within a single application. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Forum discussions are hosted at <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.oeru.org\/\">forums.oeru.org<\/a> (we use <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discourse.org\/\">Discourse<\/a> an open source community discussion platform)\n<\/li>\n<li> The OERu hosts a social networking platform to support learning at <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.oeru.org\/about\">mastodon.oeru.org<\/a> (based on <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/about\">Mastodon<\/a>, a decentralised and open source alternative to commercial platforms).\n<\/li>\n<li> Online web annotations (we use the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/hypothes.is\/\">Hypothes.is<\/a> service, which is an open source technology that enables users to annotate, collaborate and discuss webpages.)\n<\/li>\n<li> An internal microblog engine called WENotes (which stands for WikiEducator Notes) where learners are invited to share ideas and thoughts when prompted in the learning materials.\n<\/li>\n<li> A link sharing site hosted at <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bookmarks.oeru.org\/\">bookmarks.oeru.org<\/a> where you can share, describe, tag and vote for interesting resources found online in support of your learning.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These distributed interactions are harvested within the aggregated <a href=\"\/lida100\/course-feeds\/lida101-feed\" title=\"Learning in a digital age\/LiDA101\/Feed\">course feed<\/a>. In this course on digital literacies, you will get the opportunity to develop  your skills in using these technologies on your learning journey.\n<\/p>\n<p>Personal course blogs are a key component of the OERu online learning environment which is called a Personal Learning Environment (PLE).\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"media\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/lida100\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_multimedia.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>PLEs vs. VLEs<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.downes.ca\/\">Stephen Downes<\/a> provides a useful summary of the difference between a Personal Learning Environment (PLE) and a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS).\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"plainlinks floatleft\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560px\" height=\"315px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zY9_kKc40fw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of a PLE is to put the learner at the centre of the online learning environment, which will be enabled by establishing a personal blog for this course. Using a course blog:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> You will retain control of your data and learning outputs generated during this online course, even after the course is completed.\n<\/li>\n<li> You get to choose:\n<ul>\n<li> The blog service you would like to use\n<\/li>\n<li> Whether to accept comments on your blog from your peers\n<\/li>\n<li> Whether to register your blog for the aggregated course feed so that any posts tagged with the course code (lida101) will be harvested for the feed.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.057 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.277 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 151\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 1040\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 3535\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 1956\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 7\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key wikiedu-mw_:pcache:idhash:178252-0!*!0!*!*!2!* and timestamp 20171203155847 and revision id 1031474\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/lida100\/unit-1\/establish-a-personal-learning-environment\/overview\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/lida100\/unit-1\/establish-a-personal-learning-environment\/embedding-digital-literacies\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<br \/>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many educational institutions use a single platform for delivering online courses known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). 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