Friday, 5 January 2007
Personalised learning
Personalised learning hits the headlines!
Making the educational personal
And still no-one really knows what it means...
I guess what it should be about is making sure that every learner - whatever their age! - has access to a wide variety of ways to learn - it's about accessibility and diversity really. It's NOT just about technology, although technology can facilitate the process. It IS about creativity. As it's clear that not all students are the same, it's an approach that I very much support. But then, my writing classes are small and I have the freedom to be flexible and responsive to my adult students' needs.
But I don't see how it's achievable in English schools without smaller class sizes.Meanwhile...
Here's an innovative (and effective) teaching approach from the US (Emma Jeter is the British-born daughter of a friend).
Making an impact on learning
In the photo it seems to me that Emma and her class are the epitome of "engaged".
Here is a slideshow with commentary about it.
posted by Helen Whitehead 8:39 AM
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