We suggest that a UAL graduate should be able to critically engage with the following core competencies to create their own Personal Learning Environment (PLE), and that the development of these abilities should be developed through embedded, authentic learning experiences that are relevant to their own practices. Suggested activities and tools are outlined with each competency.
Curate
Find – Internet search, Wikipedia, Google scholar, e resources, image textbook, etc
Filter – RSS feeds, PKN
Collate/collect – social and personal bookmarking, mindmapping, online storage
Critique
Assess the validity/authenticity of sites/information
Reflect on ones own practice and that of one’s peers – blogs, forums etc
Create
Create – make digital content Inc audio, image, text, website, blog, video, wikis
Protect – copyright, privacy, digital footprint
Collaborate
Collaborate – e.g. wikis, Google wave, blogs, Basecamp
Communicate
Share /disseminate/ distribute – wiki, blog, discussion forum, email, wave, twitter, facebook/social networks
Promote – twitter, blog, facebook/social networks, and email

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