The Development of Personal Learning Environments in Higher Education

The Development of Personal Learning Environments in Higher Education explores how today's knowledge-based, learner-centered virtual platforms can compromise with the requirements and regulations of colleges and universities.

Autorentext

Yilin Sun is Professor Emerita at Seattle Colleges, USA, and English Language Specialist for the U.S. Department of State.

Xiaoshu Xu is Associate Professor in the School of Foreign Studies at Wenzhou University, China, and Ph.D. Supervisor at Macao Polytechnic University.

Klappentext

The Development of Personal Learning Environments in Higher Education explores how today's knowledge-based, learner-centered virtual platforms can compromise with the requirements and regulations of colleges and universities.

Inhalt

Section I: Understanding PLEs 1. Concepts and Theoretical Framework of Culturally Responsive Teaching Guided PLEs 2. Social Changes & Emerging Technologies Driving PLEs Section II: PLEs and Academic Administration in Higher Education 3. Convergence Challenges of PLEs with Higher Education 4. PLEs and Educational Equity: What Can Academic Administration Do? Appendix A: Academic Administration Assessment Scales of PLEs Section III: PLEs, CRT Teacher and Teaching in Higher Education 5. CRT Approaches and Teacher Readiness for PLEs by Yilin Sun & Xiaoshu Xu 6. PLEs Course Design (Culturally Responsive Universal Design for Learning) 7. PLEs and Personalized Learning for Students and Teachers Appendix B: Teacher and Teaching Assessment Scales of PLEs Section IV: PLEs, Learner and Learning in Higher Education 8. Learning Experience in PLEs by Jia Liu and Ci Zhang 9. Understanding PLEs Through Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learner Autonomy Appendix C: Leaner and Learning Assessment Scales of PLEs Section V: PLEs, Lifelong Learning and Technologies in Higher Education 10. PLEs and Lifelong Learning by Laura Holland 11. Approaches of PLEs Implementation in Higher Education Appendix D: ICT Assessment Scales of PLEs Appendix E: Technological and Life-long Learning Assessment Scales