Personalisation of Learning in Virtual Learning Environments

  • Authors:
  • Dominique Verpoorten;Christian Glahn;Milos Kravcik;Stefaan Ternier;Marcus Specht

  • Affiliations:
  • CELSTEC, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands 6411AT;CELSTEC, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands 6411AT;CELSTEC, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands 6411AT;CELSTEC, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands 6411AT;CELSTEC, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands 6411AT

  • Venue:
  • EC-TEL '09 Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: Learning in the Synergy of Multiple Disciplines
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Personalization of learning has become a prominent issue in the educational field, at various levels. This article elaborates a different view on personalisation than what usually occurs in this area. Its baseline is that personalisation occurs when learning turns out to become personal in the learner's mind. Through a literature survey, we analyze constitutive dimensions of this inner sense of personalisation. Here, we devote special attention to confronting learners with tracked information. Making their personal interaction footprints visible contrasts with the back-office usage of this data by researchers, instructors or adaptive systems. We contribute a prototype designed for the Moodle platform according to the conceptual approach presented here.