A Review of Personalised E-Learning: Towards Supporting Learner Diversity

Autor/inn/en	O'Donnell, Eileen; Lawless, Séamus; Sharp, Mary; Wade, Vincent P.
Titel	A Review of Personalised E-Learning: Towards Supporting Learner Diversity
Quelle	In: International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 13 (2015) 1, S.22-47 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-3100
DOI	10.4018/ijdet.2015010102
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Individualized Instruction; Programming; Authors; Educational Technology; Computer Assisted Instruction; Instructional Design; Information Technology; Higher Education; Role Playing; Learner Engagement; Intelligent Tutoring Systems; Instructional Systems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individualisierender Unterricht; Programmierung; Author; Autor; Autorin; Unterrichtsmedien; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Informationstechnologie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Rollenspiel; Intelligentes Tutorsystem; Unterrichtsorganisation
Abstract	The realisation of personalised e-learning to suit an individual learner's diverse learning needs is a concept which has been explored for decades, at great expense, but is still not achievable by non-technical authors. This research reviews the area of personalised e-learning and notes some of the technological challenges which developers may encounter in creating authoring tools for personalised e-learning and some of the pedagogical challenges which authors may encounter when creating personalised e-learning activities to enhance the learning experience of their students. At present educators who wish to create personalised e-learning activities require the assistance of technical experts who are knowledgeable in the area. Even with the help of an expert the creation of personalised e-learning activities still remains a complex process to authors who are new to the concept of tailoring e-learning to suit learner diversity. Before the successful utilisation of adaptive authoring tools can be realised, academic authors need to learn how to effectively use these tools. All learners come to education with a diverse set of characteristics; educators need to decide which learner characteristic(s) they wish to focus on addressing through the use of personalised e-learning activities. Further investigation, evaluation and analyses of authoring tools is required before personalised e-learning to support learner diversity can be achieved by many academics. Research members of the AMAS (2013) project team are currently involved in developing an authoring tool for adaptive activities for e-learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01