Full Description
At its heart, learning has been and always will be a personal experience. The term 'personalizing learning' has been increasingly used by policy makers, educational theorists and practitioners alike, but one of the criticisms of it is that it means different things to different people. If it is to have lasting significance, it must unite the strands of thinking to help learners and their teachers achieve new levels of attainment. "Personalizing Learning in the 21st Century" brings together contributions from a wide range of educationalists interested in the idea of personalizing learning. Although the book is intended primarily for teachers and policy makers, it will be of interest to many others, in health education, consultancy, management, research and development, and industrial training. Reading this book should be a personalized learning experience for each and every one of us.
Contents
Foreword by Tim Brighouse Introduction to the Contributions - Personalization: Is there a consensus? The Challenge: ICT and Personalized Learning 1. Harnessing technology to personalize the learning experience Diana Laurillard Policy Papers 2. The paradox of choice and personalization Sara de Freitas 3. Personalization in the Curriculum: A view from learning theory Helen Beetham 4. Leadership for Personalizing Learning John West-Burnham 5. Personalizing Learning: ICT enabling universal access Neil McLean 6. Aimhigher, widening participation to higher education and personalized learning Graeme Atherton 7. Workforce Reform and Personalized Learning Chris Yapp Practice Papers 8. Personalized Learning: Personalized schooling Derek Wise 9. Personalized Learning in Practice: Challenges, approaches and ICT Bob Banks 10. Knowledge and Skills for Individuals: A tiered approach Rob Arntsen and Tom Holland 11. Personal Learning Tools and Environments: Their role in supporting the independent lifelong learner Sarah Davies 12. Personalized Learning: A failure to collaborate? Malcolm Moss 13. Online Learning: Can communities of practice deliver personalization in learning? 14. e-Portfolios: A personal space for learning and the learner voice Shane Sutherland 15. Designing Spaces for Personalizing Learning: Spaces for personalizing learning or personalizing spaces for learning? Tom Franklin and Jill Armstrong 16. Personalized Learning and Accessibility: Adaptability at the point of delivery Alistair McNaught and John Sewell 17. Personalized e-Learning in Primary and Secondary Education: The impact of inconsistent definitions and goals Rachada Monthienvichienchai 18. Personal Learning with Mobile and Wireless Technologies Ros Smith 19. Enabling Personalization through Context Awareness Laura Naismith Focus Group Discussion 20. Personalizing Learning: Is there a shared vision? Sara de Freitas, Chris Dickinson and Chris Yapp Afterword William H. Dutton About the authors Index
