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PERSONALISING LEARNING

The more you know about your students and their abilities, the greater the opportunity to effectively plan, scaffold and differentiate their learning.

How can the Ultranet enable teachers to effectively plan and deliver personalised learning?

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Differentiation refers to instruction that is tailored to the learning preferences of different learners. Learning goals are the same for all students, but the method or approach of instruction varies according to the preferences of each student or what research has found works best for students like them.

Teacher centric,

grade level, standards

based

High teacher

workload

Student led, ICT can

facilitate.

Personalization refers to instruction that is paced to learning needs, tailored to learning preferences, and tailored to the specific interests of different learners. In an environment that is fully personalized, the learning objectives and content as well as the method and pace may all vary (so personalization encompasses differentiation and individualization).

by Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey

Individualization refers to instruction that is paced to the learning needs of different learners. Learning goals are the same for all students, but students can progress through the material at different speeds according to their learning needs. For example, students might take longer to progress through a given topic, skip topics that cover information they already know, or repeat topics they need more help on.

SOME DEFINITIONS

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Hands on Task What is personalised learning?

• What does personalised learning look like to you?

• In what ways are the teachers in your school attending to the different needs of students?

• Discuss at tables and on the Design Space.

What does it

look like?

KEY IDEAS

Personalising Education: from research to policy and practice Paper No. 11, September 2007http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/publ/research/publ/personalising-education-report.pdf

Learners are central

ICT as a key enabler

Lifelong learning

Communities of collaboration

Learners Are Central

LEARNERS ARE CENTRAL

Personalising education involves:

• a highly-structured approach that places the needs, interests and learning styles of students at the centre.

• engaged learners who are informed and empowered through student voice and choice.

• assessment that is related to meaningful tasks and includes assessment for and from students.

• a focus on improving student outcomes for all and a commitment to reducing the achievement gap.

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ICT as a Key Enabler

ICT AS A KEY ENABLER

ICT

• allows each pupil greater diversity for learning.

• enhances interactivity between individual students and individual teachers.

• provides a space for personalised, flexible learning beyond the classroom walls.

• allows students to live locally whilst learning globally - through the use of external resources accessed via the world wide web.

Lifelong Learning

LIFELONG LEARNING

Personalising education includes a commitment to:

• lifelong learning and the provision of flexible learning environments.

• a range of educational pathways to meet the needs of all students.

Community members being brought into schools for the emersion component of a unit to build a stronger cultural understanding across the school.

Nangiloc Primary sell orange juice and ice blocks for profit around the community.

They have a strong relationship with the citrus growers association, have to advertise their business and calculate expenses/profits as well as grow the fruit

Students in year 9 at Mordialloc College spend a term completing the ‘Mordialloc Experience.’ For part of the term, they choose an organisation to complete community service; for the second part of the term, they undertake a community engagement project.

Communities of Collaboration

COMMUNITIES OF COLLABORATION

A school embracing the concept of personalising education will:

• promote a ‘community of learning’ approach and cultivate strong relationships between adults and students.

• develop and promote the notion of networks rather than existing in isolation.

• have strong links with the home, community, local institutions, business and services.

ePals

Blogging

Go North expeditions live with explorers and other schools

Hands On Our Own Community

Using LinoIt to respond to the main ideas.

Learning TasksGroups Group students in variety of ways – VELS levels, interests, learning

styles.Submission Encourage students to use a variety of learning methods to submit

their work – written, audio, video etcDiscussion Pose questions to gather data about students levels of understanding.

Student generating and critiquing questions – assessment as learning.Journal Ongoing journal for students to identify goals and strategies to drive

learning. Opportunity for teachers to check in and communicate individually with students.

Reference Target learning objects to students based on their individual needs or interests.

Task Set home work tasks for individuals or groups based on goals. Set offline tasks for groups.

Observation Three way reporting and communication with students and parents via observations.

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Hands On Learning Tasks

• Set up a discussion in Learning Tasks• Assign a VELS level (eg:

Communication - Listening, Viewing and Responding)

Consider • How would you group students?• What questions could you ask to

gather information?• How can this be used to personalise

learning?

Get to know your students

Student eXpress

Learner Profile

Student Goals

• Video students reading for self assessment.

Learning Portfolio

Data - to get to know your students

Online Reporting – viewed by teachers, students and parents

Learner Profile

Learner Profile

Ultranet Spaces - Collaborative Communities

Promote a community of learning

• Blogs – allow students to share their views, publish their work and comment on others.

• Wiki – students can work together in a space to create and collaborate .

• Message Board and Community Chat – ongoing conversations where all students can easily have their say and discuss topics with others.

• Topic based spaces for students to explore and direct their own learning.

Collaborate within a class or school

Collaborate across schools

Invite subject experts into the space

• Think about how to make your spaces collaborative and engaging for students.

Class templates

Media Responses

Web Quests

Literacy and Numeracy Week Challenge / Writer’s Workshop

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Topic based spaces for students

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Student Owned Spaces

Explore Collaborative Learning Spaces

• Sustainability Web Quest – 138858652• i-Learn Human Body – 97125993• Mill Park Secondary College Library – 4709954• BSW Disposable Planet – 2810776 • LMR Literacy and Numeracy space – 119308309• The Brain – 113827593• Rangeview Bookclub – 94187915 (community space)