Theoretical approaches to the description of personal learning environment

Personal learning environment is a relatively new concept that emerged under the influence of the increasing popularity of Web 2.0 applications and critical understanding of hierarchical systems of distant learning. In the center of this concept is the effect of personalization, according to which the activity of the actor is an important factor of personal development, strengthening of subjectivity of learning, development of learning through social and other types of interaction. The article highlights general theoretical basics of building a personal learning environment as one of the directions of development of modern models of learning, its basic characteristics. Special attention is paid to consideration of one of the variants of constructing personal learning environment - institutional personal learning environment, which combines the benefits of distance learning and the advantages of flexible, adaptive, open educational environments. In a broader sense, an institutional personal learning environment is a mechanism for the integration of formal and informal educational environments.