The PLE Conference has been an annual meeting where the research and practice on the Personal Learning Environment concept has always moved one step forward. It was held in Barcelona in 2010 for the first time and the debate was focused on the nature of the concept as well as on the establishment of its grounds. Since then, a lot has been learned and the discussion has shifted from teaching practices (Southampton 2011 and Aveiro 2012) to a broader vision that includes learning in diverse contexts (Berlin 2013) and through emerging approaches that enhance self-driven paths (Tallinn 2014).
A lot of very interesting work has been published in our proceedings and special issues in different journals, and we invite you to look at them when preparing this year’s extended abstract: