Supported Peer Learning Environment (P2PLE) - The Peer-to-Peer Learning Environment (P2PLE) - Joseph Corneli, Alexander Mikroyannidis

Oct 15, 2026

The Peer-to-Peer Learning Environment (P2PLE) proposes how learners can co-construct their learning environment by using recommendations about people, content, and tools. The approach is grounded in research on Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) and in participant observation from the Peer-to-Peer University (P2PU). The work emphasizes eliciting explicit, coded user feedback and tracking transitions in the learning process to support peer-supported study, especially for university-level mathematics.

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Introduction

Personal Learning Environments (PLEs)

Background

Definitions and comparison with LMS

ROLE project example and PLE widgets

Quality in a PLE

Measuring quality via live adaptation and feedback

Supported Peer Learning Environment (P2PLE) Personalised Peer-Supported Learning: The Peer-to-Peer Learning Environment (P2PLE) Joseph Corneli [j.a.corneli@open.ac.uk](j.a.corneli@open.ac.uk) Alexander Mikroyannidis [a.mikroyannidis@open.ac.uk](a.mikroyannidis@open.ac.uk) Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University. United Kingdom Abstract The Peer-to-Peer Learning Environment (P2PLE) is a proposed approach to helping learners co-construct their learning environment using recommendations about people, content, and tools . The work draws on current research on PLEs, and participant observation at the Peer-to-Peer University (P2PU) . We are particularly interested in ways of eliciting explicit, coded, user feedback, and in monitoring the transitions from state to state within the PLE. We discuss the ways in which these ideas can inform the design of a platform for peer-supported study of universitylevel mathematics . Keywords Peer Learning, Personal Learning Environments, PLEs, Feedback 14 J. Corneli and A. Mikroyannidis Digital Education Review-[http://greav.ub.edu/der/](http://greav.ub.edu/der/) I. Introduction The Personal Learning Environment (PLE) lies at the forefront of personalised and self-regulated learning online (Chatti et al., 2007) The use of online forums, blogs, social networks and other Web 2.0 tools for learning purposes is also increasingly typical, even among co-located groups. In this paper, we will investigate design issues around personalised and peer-supported learning, drawing on participant observation in a new learning-oriented online community, the Peer-to-Peer University (P2PU) 1. We will make use of the existing PLE literature, and walk through an extended thought experiment where we look at how our ideas could be applied in a mathematics learning context. The main idea we investigate in this paper is that of the Peer-to-Peer Learning Environment (P2PLE) . Our thought is that since learners typically work through tasks together, or with a degree of peer support, they would benefit from access to a sophisticated, personalised, socially-aware task tracking system. We are agnostic as to whether this system is closely integrated with a given online community, or makes use of the Web-as-Platform model. Part of the view of PLEs is that learners will make use of a wide range of tools and interactions in any case (Willson et al., 2008) . Features of the P2PLE could be implemented in either scenario, and, indeed, we have already seen proofs-of-concept for both (we will discuss this in the following section) . Both self-directed learning and peer collaboration are already quite strongly supported in Web 2.0 environments. What remains to be seen is how to improve the learning experience by making use of this data as we move towards platform with stronger support for semantics (Web 3.0) . The P2PLE proposal indicates the scope of data that we can usefully gather, and makes some initial recommendations for how to use this in the concrete instance of mathematics learning. II.Background Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) have shown evidence of facilitating learning and addressing the current limitations of Learning Management Systems (LMS) . A PLE can be broadly defined as a facility for an individual to access, aggregate, configure and manipulate digital artefacts of their ongoing learning experiences. Compared to a typical LMS, where the learner is restricted by the lack of adaptability and responsiveness of the learning environment, the PLE follows a learnercentric approach. It allows the use of lightweight services and tools that belong to and are controlled by individual learners. Rather than integrating different services into a centralised system, the PLE provides the learner with a variety of services and hands over control to her to select and use these services the way she deems fit ( Fiedler and Väljataga, 2010; Zimmerman, 1989) . For example, n the co

FAQs

What is P2PLE and what problem does it address?

P2PLE is a peer-to-peer learning environment designed to help learners co-construct their learning environment through recommendations about people, content, and tools, improving peer-supported study experiences.

How does the paper plan to capture feedback in P2PLE?

It proposes a lightweight approach to user feedback using distributed evaluations and focuses on eliciting explicit, coded user feedback.

What does the paper compare when discussing PLEs?

It compares PLEs with Learning Management Systems (LMS), emphasizing that PLEs follow a learner-centric approach with adaptable, learner-controlled lightweight services rather than a centralized, restrictive setup.

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