Assessing the presence of the ‘Personal Learning Environment’ concept across the web domains of Spanish Higher Education institutions : a web mention study

The concept of ‘Personal Learning Environment’ (PLE) has generated considerable levels of attention among researchers and practitioners concerned with technology-mediated education. By introducing students and educators to this concept, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) may enable their communiti...

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Autores: Castaño Muñoz, Jonatan, Villar-Onrubia, Daniel
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/126885
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/red.526711
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/126885
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Personal Learning Environments
Web metions
Higher education
Digtial education
Entornos personales de aprendizaje
Menciones web
Educación superior
Educación digital
CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::37 - Educación. Enseñanza. Formación. Tiempo libre
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Resumo:The concept of ‘Personal Learning Environment’ (PLE) has generated considerable levels of attention among researchers and practitioners concerned with technology-mediated education. By introducing students and educators to this concept, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) may enable their communities to make better informed decisions on the resources they use in their day-to-day academic practice. Moreover, it may help them develop autonomy as self-regulated learners and enhance their agency in lifelong learning. This article is part of a study looking at the presence of that concept across the web domains of universities and other HEIs in Spain, a country that stands out due to the amount of research on PLEs it has produced. The article presents the findings of the first phase of the study and concludes that the concept is relatively well established in the Spanish HE arena. Nevertheless, the presence of the term is unevenly distributed across the sector, as it is higher among public universities and distance education institutions.