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How to develop Personalised Learning

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Clarity: what is it? How? Devices, tools and methods Connection: Institution to classroom Differentiation? Each tutor – at the heart of… Individualising teaching and learning Tracking and monitoring Understanding and dissemination Evidence? ‘another intitiative: how to sell it Learning support Lets not reinvent the wheel Restrictions Funding?

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Section One: What is ‘Personalised Learning’?

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What is ‘Personalised Learning’? “Personalised Learning”

What do I understand by this term?

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“Personalised Learning”

What elements of the learning experience can be ‘personalised?

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What are my concerns:

For my organisation For my students For me?

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An opportunity to focus on how individual learner needs can be met to promote effective learning and raise success?

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Personalisation in FE – moving from good to excellent……………….. Participants responses follow………..

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 Responding to the needs of the whole person : Enrichment activities, value added Find out individual needs ECM themes Meta-cognitive processes – what is the process of learning? Responding/questioning the world around us Linking subject content to real world Outstanding learning support Progress tutoring – not just achievement but pastorally Working together Assess learning styles Rep meetings

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 Creating an ethos of seeking and responding to the views of the learner: Student surveys/questionnaires/focus groups Student rep meetings Feedback in lessons from learners to staff – quick, simple Learner voice Effective tutoring Student council Clear transparent channels of communication Staff and student training

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 Responding to the needs of the local community and employers : Work experience, HE and work fair Job shadowing, vacancies board Guest speakers Market research Flexible timetable Day release/ part time courses Employer liaison group Employers business club Involvement in local community activities Work with local schools Partnerships – employer agancies Develop courses in partnership with local groups Use citizenship activities to encourage soft skills

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ď&#x192;&#x2DC; Raising the ambitions of all learners Lead by example Support the UCAS process Set challenging targets that are individual Value added Share assessment criteria with learners Build confidence Praise/reward systems that engage Interview process Develop links to professional organisations Use achievements of past students as role models Use forward focused language Recognise achievements Talk about what success would be to them

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 Encouraging individuals to take responsibility Develop Learning to learn skills Reflection part of learning process Learner ownership Targets set by student Monitor own progress – review One-ones Citizenship led activities Early identification of ‘at risk’ Course reps Positive affirmation of achievements

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 Fostering openness and trust

Open door policy Good rapport Honesty in feedback and communications Do what you say you will Integrity – mean what you say, say what you mean Values sharing Tutorials ECM Confidentiality understanding Student voice – reps, meetings, Listen to the learners Taking action to address any issues – not just listen and do nothing Share self

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ď&#x192;&#x2DC; Supporting every learner to become expert Explicit teaching of key skills Teach study skills Independent research activities Peer teaching/assessment Formative feedback- quality, individual, constructive Effective assessment and feedback Relevant tasks Monitor against SMART targets 1-1s tutorials Learning outside the classroom Identify and work on strengths and weaknesses ALS, ILPs Employer involvement ÂŠ Copyright 2006 Matrix Theory into Practice Limited. All rights reserved.

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What is fundamentally different in personalised learning is the transfer of power and responsibility for learning away from the teacher towards the learner. ÂŠ Copyright 2006 Matrix Theory into Practice Limited. All rights reserved.

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Teachers need to draw on the following information for each individual learner :

 their individual needs  their talents  their preferred learning styles  their personal interests. Responding effectively to this information is the key to giving learners the opportunity to achieve to their full potential. M ATRIX

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 Setting personal targets  regularly monitoring learners’ performance against these targets  trying to match learning styles to each individual need and personal pace of learning ………………………………………are all part of personalised learning. © Copyright 2006 Matrix Theory into Practice Limited. All rights reserved.

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Personalised learning is not about:  expecting learners to learn on their own  abandoning the Curriculum  allowing learners to do their own thing  permitting learners to coast at their own pace.

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Personalised learning is about:  focusing on personalising teaching to meet the aptitudes and interests of the learner  responding to the different ways learners achieve their best  identifying individual needs and preferred learning styles  undertaking assessment for learning  tailoring education in a way that bests ensures ever y learner achieves the highest possible standard © Copyright 2006 Matrix Theory into Practice Limited. All rights reserved.

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 encouraging learners to engage in critical self-assessment  setting individual learning targets and regularly reviewing progress  providing structured feedback and teaching learners how to use it to improve their work  raising standards of learning and teaching. © Copyright 2006 Matrix Theory into Practice Limited. All rights reserved.

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For Staff this means:  Listening to students  Recognising their talents  Supporting progress

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For Students this means:

 Experiencing success  Being engaged and excited by learning  Feeling supported in making progress  Feeling and believing they matter

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In other words: • a participative relationship between teacher and learner • curriculum choice • negotiated progress schedules • working in partnership with relevant social, economic and educational agencies • adapting teaching strategies to the needs of the learners. © Copyright 2006 Matrix Theory into Practice Limited. All rights reserved.

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In January 2004, at the North of England Conference, the then Minister of State for School Standards, David Miliband MP, gave a speech entitled ‘Choice and voice in personalised learning’

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Five key elements of personalised learning:

 assessment for learning  effective learning and teaching strategies  curriculum entitlement and choice  school/college organisation  partnership

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Section 2: Key elements of personalised learning

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Section 3: Learning Journeys

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“Learning journeys” captures the essence of students as individuals undertaking activity that would mean finishing somewhere significantly different from where they had started.

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A learning journeys approach makes it clear that education is not separate from individual lives ‘but embedded in it’ (Brine and Waller, 2004).

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Section 4: Personalisation, Motivation and Skills

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‘Knowing which buttons to press’ for each individual can provide the ignition to motivate and inspire any learner.

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What do YOU value? Why is this important?  Tapping into emotions  Puts the learner at the centre  Starts to unlock motivation

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Make the links between Values and Learning…..  Explicit  Accept their values as valid  Support and remind  Record, review

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Learning styles

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High Visual Score? 

Use visual materials such as pictures, charts, maps, graphs.

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Use colour to highlight important points in text.

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Make notes.

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Use colour coding for notes.

Illustrate your ideas as a picture or brainstorming bubble before writing them down. 

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Write a story and illustrate it.

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Use multi-media (e.g. computers, videos and filmstrips).

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Study in a quiet place away from verbal disturbances.

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Read illustrated books.

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Visualise information as a picture to aid memorisation.

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Watch TV documentaries.

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Auditory Learners: Participate in discussions/debates about the topic you are trying to learn. 

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Make speeches and presentations.

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Use a tape recorder to record your own notes.

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Read text out loud.

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Create musical jingles/raps to aid memorisation.

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Create mnemonics to aid memorisation.

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Discuss your ideas verbally with someone else.

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Dictate to someone while they write down your thoughts.

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Use verbal analogies, and story telling to demonstrate your point.

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Kinesthetic Learners: •Take frequent study breaks. •Move around to learn new things (e.g. read while on an exercise bike, or walking). •Work at a standing position. •Put the main points on cards then sort in different ways. •Chew gum while studying. •Do demonstrations, role plays and acting. •Use drawings, write things down, draw diagrams. •Use bright colours to highlight reading material. •Dress up your work space with posters. •If you wish, listen to music while you study. •Use the process of look, cover, remember, write. © Copyright 2006 Matrix Theory into Practice Limited. All rights reserved.

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Learning styles *:

Interpersonal – The Conversationalist Intrapersonal – The Thinker Linguistic – The Orator Mathematical and Logical – The Engineer Visual and Spatial – The Artist Kinesthetic – The Acrobat Musical – The Musician Naturalist – The David Bellamy (* Based on Gardner’s ‘7 Intelligences’) © Copyright 2006 Matrix Theory into Practice Limited. All rights reserved.

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Skills required to support personalised learning

Tutor:

Student:

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Learning to Learn Skills? Evaluation Time management Planning Locating and selecting resources Connecting ideas and information Thinking Learning with others Processing information Reasoning Assessing self and others Creative thinking Managing personal relationships Enquiry Memorising

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Let the rabbits run……

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