Module 03: Personal Learning Environments

I am on a quest to determine the difference between a Personal Learning Environment and an e-Portfolio. In my journey I ran across the work of Graham Attwell, the Director of the Welsh independent research institute, Pontydysgu. Attwell states that the question of the difference between an e-portfolio and a PLE "is a question which has bothered me for some time as I am involved in developmental projects for both e-Portfolios and Personal Learning Environments. And it could well be that there is little difference, depending on how both applications (or better put, learning processes) are defined. Of course, if e-Portfolios are seen primarily as a vehicle for assessment then the differences are clear." He adds that a "PLE may be seen as a tool (or set of tools) for not only presenting learning  but for also (individually or collectively) developing a representation of wider knowledge sets (ontologies?)."

Resources:
Attwell, Graham. "Pontydysgu – Bridge to Learning - Educational Research." Pontydysgu – Bridge to Learning - Educational Research. N.p., 13 Apr. 2008. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://www.pontydysgu.org/2008/04/what-is-the-difference-between-an-e-portfolio-and-a-personal-learning-environment/>.