PLE+(Personal+Learning+Environment)

Personal Learning Environment (PLE) -are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to and thereby achieve learning goals. (Source: [|wikipedia.org])
 * set their own learning goals
 * manage their learning; managing both content and process
 * communicate with others in the process of learning

A PLE is characterized by the freeform use of a set of lightweight services and tools that belong to and are controlled by individual learners. Rather than integrating different services into a centralized system, the idea is to provide the learner with a myriad of services and hand over control to her to select and use the services the way she deems fit. A PLE driven approach does not only provide personal spaces, which belong to and are controlled by the user, but also requires a social context by offering means to connect with other personal spaces for effective knowledge sharing and collaborative knowledge creation.” [|Mohamed A. Chatti]