Online Personalised Learning
Description:
A very short (1-week) course on online personalised learning aimed at tertiary-level students of education. The design of the course models the principles being taught.
In the second half of the course students choose from a variety of tasks and the means of completing the task (e.g. by means of collaboration with other students or individual work). Total 3 hours of student work required for completion.
The course is delivered through a course page on the institution's content management system (Moodle was used by the author).
Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Define online personalised learning
- Understand the key principles of online personalised learning
- Apply one or more of the principles of online personalised learning to a topic of professional or analytical relevance
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Module 1: Introductory |
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Readings (in PDF format) |
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Online quiz ↓ |
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Course discussion forum Instructor responses |
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Module 2: Application |
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Readings (in PDF format) Task choice guidance Suggestions and guides as to tools (tools not provided) Suggestions and links (for |
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Various tasks organised by |
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Feedback from Module 1 quiz Course discussion forum Instructor responses |
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Additional information
The tasks for Module 2: Application are organised by topic. Topics all relate to online personalised learning (OPL) and include:
- application of OPL principles to student's professional practice
- application of OPL principles to hypothetical teaching and learning scenarios (school, university / college, workplace)
- theoretical issues (e.g. the 'learning styles' debate)
- reflection on student's own learning process in this subject
- other topics of interest (e.g. implementation of OPL; use of OPL to address needs of learners with disabilities; the capacity of OPL to address gender and student socio-economic circumstances, etc.)