Personal learning environments, social media, and self-regulated learning: A natural formula for connecting formal and informal learning

Publication year: 2011
Source: The Internet and Higher Education, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 June 2011

Nada, Dabbagh , Anastasia, Kitsantas

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.