Environmental scan- An environmental scan enables organizations understand the internal and external environment in which their organization exists. It helps to identify patterns, trends and potential changes in the external environment and allows decision makers to guide the future direction of the organization. Environmental variables consist of: demographics, political, cultural,economic, and technological.
SWOC analysis- An analysis of an organization’s
Strength-What does the organization do best?
Weakness- What does the organization struggle with?
Opportunities-Emerging opportunities the organization can benefit from or utilize.
Challenges- What are the obstacles the organization faces?
Resources- Assets that can be be utilized by a person or organization.
PLE- PLE are systems in which learners can take control of their environment. From what I understand of it now, the PLE is very integrated with technology.