What the Heck Is a PLE and Why Would I Want One?

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. What the Heck Is a PLE and Why Would I Want One?
Presentation (slides and audio running about 10 minutes) by Alan J. Cann from the University of Leicester. Good overview of the concept. What I like is the contrast between the VLE and the PLE with an emphasis on the idea that the former is 'control' learning while the latter is 'free' learning. More...