Conceptual design and empirical study of a personal learning environment and network (PLE&amp;N) to support peer-based social and lifelong learning

Tsang, Haley Wing Chi; Tsui, Eric

doi:10.1108/vjikms-03-2017-0010

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“…Business education should be able to incorporate all of these ideas into its philosophy and overcome the inertial forces of stakeholders, organizational culture and legislation. Tsang and Tsui [17] propose the model of PLE&N to explore a learner-centric alternative of business education. "PLE&N is a peer-based learner-centric platform which aims to foster self-regulated, network-based, and lifelong learning" [18] (p. 852).…”

Section: Business Education At Cross-roadsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Martin [16] (p. 62) suggests to incorporate into the business school's curricula design-thinking and abductive reasoning models. Tsang and Tsui [17] introduce the concept of Personal Learning and Network Environment (PLE&N) to create a knowledge ecosystem, by using the advantages of information technology. The new learning environment is designed to satisfy the learner's needs and the requirements of the changing business landscape.…”

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Paradigm Shift in Business Education: A Competence-Based Approach

2020

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The fast and unpredictable changes in the business environment lead to significant changes in the future job market. For current business students, the future will offer many new opportunities for their employment but, at the same time, it will also create many threats disguised in the disappearing jobs. Business education centered mainly on knowledge transmission is challenged to switch towards a competence-based approach which includes knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The present research focuses on the need to change the paradigm of business education by creating a new learning environment centered on business competencies, and on a new knowledge ecosystem dynamics. The approach uses both qualitative and quantitative methods. In the first phase the research is focused on a critical literature review, and extraction of ideas for the next phase based on quantitative methods. In order to evaluate the students’ perception on the need of competence-based business education, a questionnaire has been designed and applied to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in business and management programs. Data is processed by using SPSS and deriving six logistic regressions based on the conceptual model designed similar to a hierarchy Findings coming from students show a significant awareness for the need of paradigm shift in business education, from knowledge transfer to business competence development.

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“…Particularly, the aim of this paper is to discuss an approach to curriculum design by opening the curriculum to students` inputs with particular emphasis on students' contributions to project the trends and developments of a field of study. A possible mean to achieve this objective is to increase students` engagement and to facilitate their knowledge co-creation with the support of scenario development techniques facilitated in the personal learning and network environment (PLE&N) (Tsang & Tsui, 2017). Scenario development is a very well-known method for coping with future changes, which makes it a suitable option for facilitating the participative and contributory student process of assessing the current trends and projecting the future developments of a subject field.…”

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“…PLE&N is a peer-based learner-centric platform which aims to foster self-regulated, network-based, and lifelong learning (Dabbagh & Kitsantas, 2012;Leone, 2013;Tsui, Wang, & Sabetzadeh, 2014;Tsang & Tsui, 2017). The related literature identifies different variants of PLE&N systems, such as personal knowledge environment (Leone, 2012) and personal knowledge networks (Mohamed, 2012).…”

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“…Applied to education, PLE&N facilitates interaction and collaboration among peer students, which is considered important for effective learning even after the formal classroom teaching session (García-Peñalvo et al, 2011). An important aspect of PLE&N is the participation of practitioners and recent graduates in student learning activities (Tsang & Tsui, 2017). Practitioners, teachers, and graduates have a role of "more knowledgeable others" (Vygotsky, 1980) in assisting students` learning and maintaining the industry relevance.…”

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Use of scenario development and personal learning environment and networks (PLE&N) to support curriculum co-creation

Tsui

Dragičević

2018

Management &Amp; Marketing

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In much of the current discussions on business environments, a recurring theme both for academics and practitioners is that it is marked by inherent uncertainty (unknown unknowns). Hence, knowledge workers must have skills and understanding of the possible ways to navigate through and adapt to constant change. However, the tendency of prevailing approaches to curriculum development to focus on (static) learning outcomes, we argue, is not appropriate to train young people to adapt to the unpredictable working environment. Instead, more dynamic approaches to curriculum are required, which would instead focus on learning as a continuous relearning and emergent process of adaptation and stimulate students' inquiry and intellectual and creative skills. This paper approaches the issue by discussing the opportunities of using scenario thinking and development together with a personal learning environment and network (PLE&N) for co-creating a curriculum with students, teachers, and practitioners in higher education. In short, the methodology underpinning scenario development recognizes that uncertainty can be best dealt with and understood from the perspective of a range of possibilities and multiple futures through a facilitated, coherently structured process. PLE&N, on the other hand, serves as a learning space which stimulates self-regulated and network-based learning. The paper contends that curriculum informed by such a design methodology would lead to more frequent and appropriate updates as well as equip students with skills to work in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment.

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Knowledge Management for Adult and Higher Education: Mapping the Recent Literature

Bolisani

2019

Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning

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Conceptual design and empirical study of a personal learning environment and network (PLE&N) to support peer-based social and lifelong learning

Cited by 17 publications

References 15 publications

Paradigm Shift in Business Education: A Competence-Based Approach

Paradigm Shift in Business Education: A Competence-Based Approach

Use of scenario development and personal learning environment and networks (PLE&N) to support curriculum co-creation

Knowledge Management for Adult and Higher Education: Mapping the Recent Literature

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