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THE TEACHERS KIT FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING
dr Maria Zajac Pedagogical University Krakow, Poland
PROJECT GOAL
TO ELABORATE THE TOOLS THAT WOULD HELP THE TEACHERS AND LEARNERS APPLY PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO LEARNING
TECHNOLOGY IS ONLY THE TOOL NOT THE WAY
Assumption 1:
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TO ENABLE PERSONALIZED LEARNING BOTH THE TEACHERS AND THE LEARNERS THEMSELVES SHOULD KNOW THE LEARNING STYLES THEY USE
Assumption 2:
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• the tasks and activities that students do for learning are adjusted to their individual learning styles
• tasks are grouped in sets of the flash cards• each card contains one activity corresponding
with a particular learning style• there are several tasks for every style• there are separate sets of cards for different
school subjects and school levels
Supportedlearning
style
front
Description of the task
back
FLASH CARD
General concept
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Some examples
Logical Create a mental map
Social Write a scenario
front back
Complite a Webquest
Work on wiki
Write an action plan Draw a chart
back back
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Tools to be usedFor recognizing the learning styles
Learning styles inventory:Preferred: KSTIW (in Polish)based on Memletics LSI (in English)(
http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/)
It recognizes 7 LS, based on H.Gardner Multiple Intelligence Theory
dr Maria Zajac, Pedagogical University Kraków, Poland
dr Maria Zajac, Pedagogical University Kraków, Poland
For designing and carrying out activities
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Sample LSI results
0
5
10
15
20Visual
Verbal
Aural
PhysicalLogical
Social
Solitary
Memletics Learning Styles Graph
style
Visual Style 16 / 20
Verbal Style 13 / 20
Aural Style 7 / 20
Physical Style 11 / 20
Logical Style 17 / 20
Social Style 15 / 20
Solitary Style 12 / 20
result
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How to use it
online
A set of flash cards is available in the web and the teacher assigns (allows to choose) the tasks to the learners
in the classroom
The teacher has a box of the printed cards and distributes them among his/her students according to their preferred LS
3. The tasks should be accomplished individually or in the groups4. The tasks have comparable assessment value
5. The tasks are (if possible) based on web 2.0 tools
1. The teacher should diagnose the learning styles his/her students use
2.
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Pros and cons
+1. Students activities are
(better) adjusted to their individual LS
2. Learning process is more efficient
3. Cards could be reused and interchanged
4. Assessment is less boring5. It is some sort of challenge
–1. Teacher has to be aware of
different LS his/her students use 2. Necessity to design different
activities/tasks for the same topics/skills/competences
3. Necessity to asses different tasks for the same topic
4. More complicated marking and grading
5. Great amount of work at the beginning is needed
dr Maria Zajac, Pedagogical University Kraków, Poland
Things to be done – pilot phase1. Organize a workshop for teachers who want to participate in
the experiment and establish a group of the volunteers (October 2011)
2. Diagnose the learning styles of the students (using the KSTIW questionnaire - offline version)
3. Prepare the sets of flash cards for chosen school subjects (winter sem. 2011/2012)
4. Use those cards in the classes (summer sem. 2011/2012)5. Collect observations, analyze them and introduce necessary
changes/improvements6. Implement the online version of KSTIW questionnaire7. Additionally – consider verifying the influence of personalized
tasks on students’ learning styles
dr Maria Zajac, Pedagogical University Kraków, Poland
Further plans
• Involve more schools and more subjects• Compare the results of using flash cards in the
classroom and in online classes• Apply for a national grant that would allow to
popularize the idea as an innovative solution among the teachers
• Organize a series of workshops for teachers• Establish a web advisory centre for teachers • International collaboration (?)
dr Maria Zajac, Pedagogical University Kraków, Poland
Research questions
• Is there any difference in the results of teaching and learning by the use of individualised approach?
• Are the Web 2.0 technologies a significant help for personalization of learning?
• What is the teachers’ attitude towards personalized learning?
dr Maria Zajac, Pedagogical University Kraków, Poland
About the author
Lecturer & researcher at:Computer Science DepartmentPedagogical University, Krakow, [email protected]
Instructional designer at: Centre for Development of Distance and Continuing EducationWarsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, [email protected]
Skype: maria_zajac