Personalised Learning: The New World Order in Education

Abstract

The exponential growth in the past few decades has influenced the learning process in a huge way. This impact has also been felt across different education verticals. The transition from oral to print to digitization has created a challenge in the field of education and now with techno centric rich media emerging as the need of the hour- the attention towards innovative practices in education has further accentuated. The learning environment demands more from its stake holders who need to optimise on the new forces of learning. This study builds on existing research to pre-empt the futuristic challenges and inventive mechanisms; redefining the purpose of education along with suggesting techniques to repurpose curriculum, instructional methodologies and assessment strategies to nurture personal learning spaces. An attempt is made to evaluate the criticality of technology in generating rich forms of multiple media to combat varied learning styles and intelligences. The paper delineates the importance of new learning standards in defining the future world order and analyses the merits of transforming the classrooms from programmed learning to application oriented learning with specific personalised outcomes.