I am working at the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Potsdam as e-learning coordinator and lecturer for media in English language teaching. I have studied Media Studies and English at Humboldt University Berlin and the University of Potsdam. I have taught in the field of Cultural Studies and Web 2.0 media and film in the English Classroom. As part of my position as e-learning coordinator I am also working in a team, including colleagues from the Institute of Computer Science, on how to integrate elements of personal learning environments (PLE) as well as e-portfolio-scenarios in Liferay - a user-centred, open source platform for communication, collaboration as well as content management.