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Personalised Learning Programmes: a pick & choose approach

David Petrie – June 7th 2015

Personalised Learning Programmes – a pick and choose approachDavid PetrieJune 7th 2015

Three Quick Questions: (2 minutes)

• Do you know what a “MOOC” is?• Have you ever done one?• What do you know about them?

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$55 million

http://www.fastcompany.com/3021473/udacity-sebastian-thrun-uphill-climb




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Some thoughts on why

MOOCs don’t work


http://www.newclassrooms.org/resources/Teach-to-One_Report_2013-14.pdf


What conclusions can we take from this?

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differentiated instruction

personalised content

individual attention

Teach the student – not the material



differentiated instruction

personalised content

individual attention

Teach the student – not the material

needs analysis & course design

the student as resource


POLL #1:What are the most important things to find out in a needs analysis?

• personal details• contact information• social media contact• job profile• qualifications & experience• previous english learning

• business skills needs• grammar & vocabulary needs• pronunciation needs• learner styles preferences• multiple intelligences information• predicted future use of English

Did I miss anything?!


Who really gets to choose course content?

CourseContent

The teacher

The company

The student


Who really gets to choose course content?

CourseContent

The teacher

The company

The student

What the company thinks the job requires

What the line manager wants

What the company wants

What the student thinks the job requires

What the student thinks they can’t do

What the student wants to do in the future

What the student lacks negotiated needs


What kind of course planning do you do?

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materials led

linear

sequenced


learner led

cyclical

iterative

Course Plan

Lesson

Feedback

Revision


Creating a feedback app

http://www.appsgeyser.com/1797564

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you’re done!

http://www.appsgeyser.com/1797564


Creating a feedback app


learner led

cyclical

iterative

Course Plan

Lesson

Feedback

Revision


• What does “the students as resource” mean to you?

• What are the benefits of such an approach?• What are the drawbacks?

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Publishers

Writers

Books

Teacher

Lesson

Content Imposition Hierarchy


students as resource

Lesson

Students

BooksTeacher


students as resource – office modals

Things my boss makes me do

Things I think it’s important to do

Things it would be a good idea to do around here


students as resource – office gossip

Lesley

Jake

Jake

Miriam

Miriam

Derek

Derek

Lesley


students as resource – the meatloaf game


In Summary:

Personalisation is the key to successful learning.

Knowledge of our students is the key to personalisation.

Listening to our students is the key to knowledge.

Our students are the key to successful learning.


Thank you for your time and attention. Any questions?


www.teflgeek.net

Acknowledgements:

Fast Company Magazine Freakonomics Podcast

Kate Baade and Christopher Holloway

Penny UrA Course in Language Teaching

Laurie Harrison (ELTJam)Iterative Publishing in ELT

James Lambie

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