Personalized Learning Vs Personalization of Learning
George Couros, The Principal of Change, 2018/02/13
This is, I think, another effort to grapple with the distinction between 'personalized learning' and what I have been calling 'personal learning' and is called 'personalization of learning' in this article. More...
An Alternative to the Engineering Model of Personalized Learning
An Alternative to the Engineering Model of Personalized Learning
e-Literate, online learning, 2018/02/14
Larry Berger "is exactly right that there is a fundamental problem with the assumptions behind what he calls the engineering model of personalized learning," writes Phil Hill. More...
Personalized Learning Vs Personalization of Learning
Researchers can predict when a student’s mind is wandering
For some education experts, “personalized” learning isn’t only about figuring out how to customize the content of a lesson for each student, but also about how a student is taught. More...
Personalized Learning Is a Problem of Privilege
Personalized Learning Is a Problem of Privilege
Paul France, EdSurge, 2018/02/06
Yes it's another rant against personalization but there are also some interesting things in this article. First is this: "We often conflate individualization with personalization." According to Paul France, 'individualization' means " to have the assistance of a complex technological algorithm to assign activities to children," which he says is " impersonal and dehumanizing" and " focuses on consumption of educational material instead of interaction with meaningful provocations." But what is 'personalization'. More...
Helping students create a personalized plan to graduation
The path to earning a college degree isn’t always an easy one, and for students that make it to campus, there can be even greater challenges to staying the course and realizing their graduation goals. More...
Going All In on Personalized Learning
By Paul Fain. National University is working to create a personalized education platform that combines three of the buzziest innovations in higher education -- adaptive learning, competency-based learning and predictive analytics for student retention. More...
The State of Personalized Learning
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The State of Personalized Learning
Philip Hickman, Ken Eastwood, , Eliot Levinson, Ed Tech Digest, 2017/01/30
New trend has massive implications for personalized learning
By Tom Boehmer. Research has shown repeatedly that humans learn more rapidly and deeply from experiences, rather than from a lecture or a book. However, many institutions struggle with the resources needed to meet this new mandate for personalized instruction, thanks to lack of funding and widespread teacher shortages. More...
Is personalized learning the future of education?
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A professional opinion, in any field, is still simply an opinion. Well researched, backed with experience, studies, and insight, but in the end, it is an opinion. More...
How personalization will drive higher edtech in 2017
By Chris Hopkinson. The consumer experience has changed drastically in just the last 10 years. Long gone are the days when customer service interactions happened face-to-face, as consumers increasingly prefer the convenience and automation of mobile experiences. More...