Personal Learning Environments, social media, and self-regulated learning: A natural formula for connecting formal and informal learning
The Internet and higher education, 15 (1):
3-8 (2012)Abstract
A Personal Learning Environment or PLE is a potentially promising pedagogical approach for both integrating
formal and informal learning using social media and supporting student self-regulated learning in
higher education contexts. The purpose of this paper is to (a) review research that support this claim,
(b) conceptualize the connection between PLE, social media, and self-regulated learning, and (c) provide a
three-level pedagogical framework for using social media to create PLEs that support student self-regulated
learning. Implications for future research in this area are provided
