The Networked Student

This is a true story about a networked learning project that took place in Wendy Drexler's high school Contemporary Issues class. Each student built a personal learning environment focused on a specific contemporary issue. This is also the culmination of her professional learning as part of the CCK08 Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes in the fall of 2008. She is planning to continue to experiment with networked learning in the middle grades in the coming school year. While the video offers a social studies example, this format is applicable to all subject areas.
Do you think you might adapt any or all of the connected learning strategies and opportunities that Wendy Drexler used?