After speculation in the literature about the nature of possible Personal Learning Environments, research in the design and development of a PLE is now in progress. Rita Kop and Helene Fournier will report on the educational research involved in the National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Information Technology's Personal Learning Environment project. This presentation will highlight important components, applications and tools in a PLE as identified through surveys of potential end users. The learner experience and the minimum set of components required to facilitate quality learning will be placed at the forefront.