Let’s get Personal!
The Personalisation Agenda
Wednesday 15th July
Institute of Education
University of London

Let’s Get Personal
Ewan McIntosh (4iP)
When asked what he took from the JISC
Conference 09;
“ we should all think about what we‟re doing
from the perspective of the person who is
going to use it”

The Cultural Challenge
The way we learn is changing
1. individual social
2. Information communication
3. Passive interactive
4. institutional tools personalised tools

The Cultural Challenge
Managing expectations…
"Look at why (facebook) is so popular and how to
harness that for student involvement in matters
academic.“
Curriculum Champs list discussion

Task One
Representing your stakeholder group, provide 3 bullet
points to describe how you benefit from
„Personalisation‟.
– Senior Management
– Practitioners
– Learners

e-Learning

Task One
Taking Ewan‟s point:
Consider what expectations learners
may have when enrolling on your
course…

Personalisation
‘The logic of education systems should
be reversed so that it is the system
that conforms to the learner, rather
than the learner to the system. This
is the essence of personalisation’.
Personalisation and Digital Technologies
http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/documents/opening_education/Personalisation_report.pdf

Pre-enrolment
• Prior Learning
• Goals
• e-Portfolios
• Expectations

Induction & Enrolment
Initial Learning
Assessment Plan
Accredited
Learning Qualification(s)

Studying in the Cloud
• Social Networking
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Personalised

Progressing Learning
Learning Reviewing
Support Progress
Assessment Evidence
Achievement

Progression
• Certification
• e-Portfolios
• Goals
• Expectations

Personalisation Model
Element Process Pedagogical Key attributes ULCC choice
Ownership Focus
VLE Institution Course delivery • MIS Integrated Moodle
• Differentiated
Learning
PLP Institution Tutorial Support • Target Setting ULCC ILP
• Reviews
• Status
e-Portfolio: Institution Awarding Body • Criteria Assessment
Assessment • Tracking Manager
• Verification
e-Portfolio: Learner Reflection and • User defined Mahara
Learning Space showcase, • Transportable

Student Portal

Personalisation of Learning
15th July 2009
James Ballard & Philip Butler
enquiries@ulcc.ac.uk