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Category Archives: personal learning environments


How does your Blog stand up?

July 16, 2008 – 2:59 pm

I am really interested in what makes a good blog and it has been in my thoughts off and on for most of this year.
More than that I am also interested in what functions a blog can have in a teacher’s professional development, in their professional portfolio, or their professional learning environment.
You will see some […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, communication tools, bloggingcorner08 | Comments (2)

Social media and how do we learn?

January 17, 2008 – 12:01 pm

In the last couple of days I have been enjoying the postings over on The Bamboo Project blog as Michele Martin grapples with ideas about how as individuals incorporate the new media tools in our own personal learning environment. Some of us have really been among the early adopters, although in many senses still digital […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, teaching and learning, online technologies, informal learning, lifelong learning, social networking | Comments (3)

Do social networks have a positive impact on education?

January 17, 2008 – 9:23 am

This is the topic of the Economist.com Oxford style debate currently taking place. It is the third of a series of debates conducted at http://www.economist.com/debate/ on education and connected issues. The first two issues: Technology in Education, and University Recruiting, are no longer active but the third on Social Networking has just begun. The debate moderator […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, teaching and learning, Australian education, professional development, professional learning, learning environments, networking, community building, social networking, me.edu.au, PLE | Comments (3)