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Informationen zum Autor Sara de Freitas is Professor of Virtual Environments and Director of Research at the Serious Games Institute, University of Coventry, UK. Dr Chris Yapp is Head of Public Sector Innovation at Microsoft. Chris has worked in the IT industry for 25 years in a variety of roles. His long-term interests have been in Networking and Education and he has specialized in the areas of lifelong learning, e-government, the creative industries and social exclusion in the emerging knowledge society. He is a frequent public speaker on strategic issues around IT and has been a member of a number of Government Advisory Groups. He is an Associate of the Think Tank DEMOS, a Trustee of the educational charity MirandaNet and a Patron of the National Association for Able Children in Education, NACE. Klappentext Personalizing Learning in the 21st Century brings together contributions from a wide range of educationalists interested in the idea of personalizing learning. Although the book is intended primarily for teachers and policy makers, it will be of interest to many others, in health education, consultancy, management, research and development, and industrial training. Reading this book should be a personalized learning experience for each and every one of us. Zusammenfassung Brings together contributions from a range of educationalists interested in the idea of personalizing learning. Although the book is suitable for teachers and policy makers! it is of interest to many others! in health education! consultancy! management! research and development! and industrial training. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Tim Brighouse Introduction to the Contributions - Personalization: Is there a consensus? The Challenge: ICT and Personalized Learning 1. Harnessing technology to personalize the learning experience Diana Laurillard Policy Papers 2. The paradox of choice and personalization Sara de Freitas 3. Personalization in the Curriculum: A view from learning theory Helen Beetham 4. Leadership for Personalizing Learning John West-Burnham 5. Personalizing Learning: ICT enabling universal access Neil McLean 6. Aimhigher, widening participation to higher education and personalized learning Graeme Atherton 7. Workforce Reform and Personalized Learning Chris Yapp Practice Papers 8. Personalized Learning: Personalized schooling Derek Wise 9. Personalized Learning in Practice: Challenges, approaches and ICT Bob Banks 10. Knowledge and Skills for Individuals: A tiered approach Rob Arntsen and Tom Holland 11. Personal Learning Tools and Environments: Their role in supporting the independent lifelong learner Sarah Davies 12. Personalized Learning: A failure to collaborate? Malcolm Moss 13. Online Learning: Can communities of practice deliver personalization in learning? 14. e-Portfolios: A personal space for learning and the learner voice Shane Sutherland 15. Designing Spaces for Personalizing Learning: Spaces for personalizing learning or personalizing spaces for learning? Tom Franklin and Jill Armstrong 16. Personalized Learning and Accessibility: Adaptability at the point of delivery Alistair McNaught and John Sewell 17. Personalized e-Learning in Primary and Secondary Education: The impact of inconsistent definitions and goals Rachada Monthienvichienchai 18. Personal Learning with Mobile and Wireless Technologies Ros Smith 19. Enabling Personalization through Context Awareness Laura Naismith Focus Group Discussion 20. Personalizing Learning: Is there a shared vision? Sara de Freitas, Ch...