Personal Learning Environments: a system centered in the higher education student

In the search for new virtual learning tools, personal learning environments (PLE) allow a more active interaction of students with the contents, classmates and teachers. This study assess the appreciation about the use of Symbaloo in a distance undergraduate course. A quantitative approach was used, applying a survey that generated information to be analyzed using statistical methods. The results of the research show that students prefer to choose among diverse resources and use social networks for learning. In addition, it is concluded that it is needed to vary learning activities and to qualify students for benefit from tool functionality