Personalizing Learning in the 21st Century

Dr Sara de Freitas is a Research Fellow in ICT and Education at the London Knowledge Lab - a collaborative venture between Birkbeck College and the Institute of Education, University of London, exploring the future of learning with digital technologies. Sara is also a consultant with the UK Joint Information Systems Committee e-Learning Development Programme in the Innovation strand, exploring the applications of innovative technologies on post-16 learning. She also founded and co-chairs the UK Lab Group, which brings the research and development community together to create stronger links between industrial and academic research. Sara is widely published in a number of areas including pedagogy and e-learning. Dr Chris Yapp is Head of Public Sector Innovation at Microsoft. Chris has worked in the IT industry for 25 years in a variety of roles. His long-term interests have been in Networking and Education and he has specialized in the areas of lifelong learning, e-government, the creative industries and social exclusion in the emerging knowledge society. He is a frequent public speaker on strategic issues around IT and has been a member of a number of Government Advisory Groups. He is an Associate of the Think Tank DEMOS, a Trustee of the educational charity MirandaNet and a Patron of the National Association for Able Children in Education, NACE.

• 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