ASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. Recently, theASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll asked readers about the attributes of personalized learning.
Personalized learning has been identified as a revolutionary way to center education on the student, which will require an overhaul in some of the currently accepted methods of teaching. Much more student-directed than individualized or differentiated instruction, it is a newer trend that may or may not have wide understanding. With this in mind, a recent ED Pulse poll sought to assess the level of knowledge of some features of personalized learning among readers of ASCD SmartBrief.
Using a chart developed by Personalized Learning™, the ED Pulse question offered five different attributes that might or might not reflect actual personalized learning. The attribute that did reflect personalization wasskills are developed to select and use the appropriate technology and resources to support and enhance one's learning. A total of 22 percent felt this reflected personalized learning. The other attributes were reflective of either differentiation or individualization.
Since the attribute of instruction is customized by the teacher based on the needs of the learner (26 percent) received the most votes as the feature that reflected personalization, when in actuality it reflects
12-17-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Yong Zhao on Personalized Learning: What Do We Need in the 21st Century? — Whole Child Education
Yong Zhao on Personalized Learning: What Do We Need in the 21st Century? — Whole Child Education: Yong Zhao on Personalized Learning: What Do We Need in the 21st Century?December 17, 2013 by Whole Child PodcastDownload Podcast Now [Right-Click to Save]How do we help each student succeed? One promising way is to personalize learning and put each student at the center of her learning experience. Bro