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The Personal Versus Personalized Learning Debate

Origin Learning

Stephen Downes , an eminent specialist in online learning says this about personal learning on his website – “ Personal learning often begins informally, on an ad hoc basis, driven by the need to complete some task or achieve some objective. The learning is a means to an end, rather than the end in itself.

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New learning environments: The challenge and the promise #EDENchat

Learning with e's

In recent years, education has evolved to the point where learning can take place anywhere and at any time, usually beyond the walls of the traditional learning space. What are the challenges of these new learning environments? What are the issues we need to address to make new learning environments a success?

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Shaping up

Learning with e's

The 4th Plymouth e-Learning Conference 'Boundary Changes: Redefining Learning Spaces' is taking quickly shape. The 2009 Plymouth e-Learning Conference is shaping up to be a truly international event. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Papers on Web 2.0, I hope you will be able to join us.

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Clark Quinn – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

He integrates creativity, cognitive science, and technology to lead development of strategic solutions including award-winning online content, educational computer games, and websites, as well as adaptive, mobile, and performance support systems. How do you educate your clients about the most effective approaches to learning?

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CLARK QUINN – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

He integrates creativity, cognitive science, and technology to lead development of strategic solutions including award-winning online content, educational computer games, and websites, as well as adaptive, mobile, and performance support systems. How do you educate your clients about the most effective approaches to learning?

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2017 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

I’d say adaptivity (outside of tests), procedural generation, and data mining are not widely utilized by mainstream pedagogy, so for those cases it might be at technology trigger.” Lots of people probably make claims about how ‘intelligent’ their apps are.

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2017 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

I’d say adaptivity (outside of tests), procedural generation, and data mining are not widely utilized by mainstream pedagogy, so for those cases it might be at technology trigger.” Lots of people probably make claims about how ‘intelligent’ their apps are.