Paths
Creating Learning Paths
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A personal learning path emphasizes learner-specific goals as well as preferences for the way they will show that they are making progress towards their goals.
How will you support learners in developing a learning path?
Students need to set learning goals for the objectives as well as create periodic milestones for progress. There are several resources for creating plans and checklists. Briefly look at each of the below resources. Students can use these individually, or the teacher can ask the class to identify areas of curiosity and interest using one of these resources.
Bulletin Boards
Create plans and checklists here. Also good for brainstorming and sharing ideas.
Padlet is a virtual wall where individuals and groups post ideas and topics like a bulletin board. You can add pictures and videos to a post. People can participate in a Padlet without setting up an account. You can then share the images, videos, documents, and text to and from multiple devices. These can easily be shared on social network sites, by email, or embedded on a webpage or blog. People can subscribe to your Padlet page.
Padlet is one of the most versatile tech tools that a teacher can have in his or her toolbox. From making KWL charts to exit tickets to simply posting ideas in a shared online space, Padlet can be used in nearly every grade level and subject area. And your notes aren't limited to just text on Padlet walls. In fact, there are ten types of notes that you can add to Padlet walls including screencasts, audio notes, and even maps.
Recently Padlet has added a paid service that allows you to keep track of student participation. You now get 5 Padlets with a free account.
Lino is another online sticky note service that is used to post memos, to-do lists, ideas, and photos anywhere on an online web canvas. It allows you to collaborate with others.
The sticky notes can contain text, images, videos, or document attachments. Notes containing video links will play the video within your Lino wall. Images can be uploaded to your notes. And you can attach document files to your notes for other people to view. Like Padlet, Lino lets you change the background color scheme for your walls.
The best feature of Lino is the option to create private groups. You can invite people to join your group via email. Once they have joined you can create private Lino walls to which all members can make contributions.
Trello’s boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible and rewarding way.
Trello is a community board you set up where you can put notes, questions, and to-do lists for others to read and to respond. It is available as a web application, an iPad and iPhone app, and an Android app. Many of the features are outlined on this tutorial Trello board.
Trello's user interface features a basic virtual corkboard-like space to which you and your collaborators can pin task cards. Task cards can be arranged into columns such as "to do," "in progress," and "completed." You can name and arrange the columns however you see fit. Each task card on your Trello board can be assigned to individuals in your group. Trello allows you to create and be a member of multiple boards.
Flexible Learning
More to come...
Flexible Learning Pathway_Sample.pdf