Description of the future trends in online learning focusing on the learners personal learning plan and learning management system.

1. Future Trends in Online
Education
Personalized Learning Plans (PLP)
&
Personalized Learning
Management Systems (LMS)
Mrs. Rebecca Zentner
American Public University
EDUC621

2. Personal Learning Plans
A clear cut path
for students to
follow on their
journey of
learning.

3. Online education is trending towards perfecting the
PLP for each student, and driving education in this
way.

4. Each student in online education builds a goal
planning sheet, this guides not only the student
but other teachers to help each student practice
what they learn.
Determine
goal to
accomplish

5. Freedom to learn
• Online education is building a
stronger model of the Passive
learning with Active learning.
• Through PLP’s once students are
done with course materials they
can extend their learning to
creative and real-life learning
guided by their PLP’s.

6. PLP’s Allow Students to be
successful on their own!
Teachers focus on
one student at a
time.
Children have a
feeling of
accomplishment
and satisfaction.

7. The Up Hill Challenges
Time
Ability

8. Pros & Cons
• NBC Nightly News: Arizona school students seize learning day with
computer-based lessons.
• http://dailynightly.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09
/22/14037704-arizona-school-students-seize-
learning-day-with-computer-based-lessons?lite

9. Personalized Learning
Management Systems
Online Education is
pushing LMS
companies and
curriculum to new
heights to more
closely individualize
learning.

10. What direction is the LMS going?
• Companies are pushing each
other to develop better and
better system that can focus
in on the learner.
– Tracking the learner data and
progress
– Reporting more user friendly to
student and teacher.
– Recording data and information
safely and effectively.
– LMS functions, interfaces, and
features match personal needs
and preferences of the learner.

11. Are we moving to fast?
Are LMS moving to fast
for our learners?
• For some the LMS
are becoming more
user friendly their
for helping the
frustrated learner.
• For others the
constant change in
new dashboard can
effect their learning
curve.

12. Online Education is pushing
our learning to new heights.
Online Courses Pros and Cons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O
2jXbvbWIpU
This video clip not only talks
about examples of why
online learning has good
uses and points of how
online learn is still failing.
The creation of the video
shows how students can be
imaginative and innovative
with their learning.
In order to keep up with
learning individuals must
keep up with the trends
of multimedia and their
skills.

13. Resources
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