A Personalised Approach in Informal and Inquiry-based Learning

Alexander Mikroyannidis

2013

Abstract

Personalised learning has emerged as a novel approach to learning, putting learners in the spotlight and providing them with the tools for building their own learning environments according to their learning needs and aspirations. Personalised learning is closely connected to self-regulated learning, which enables learners to take complete control over their learning. This paper presents the strategies involved with the application of personalised learning in two different case studies. These case studies originate from two European research projects and concern informal and inquiry-based learning respectively.

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Mikroyannidis A. (2013). A Personalised Approach in Informal and Inquiry-based Learning . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8565-53-2, pages 183-187. DOI: 10.5220/0004414201830187


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@conference{csedu13,
author={Alexander Mikroyannidis},
title={A Personalised Approach in Informal and Inquiry-based Learning },
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2013},
pages={183-187},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004414201830187},
isbn={978-989-8565-53-2},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - A Personalised Approach in Informal and Inquiry-based Learning
SN - 978-989-8565-53-2
AU - Mikroyannidis A.
PY - 2013
SP - 183
EP - 187
DO - 10.5220/0004414201830187