Personalising Learning in Teacher Education

Mellita Jones is a lecturer at the Australian Catholic University’s Ballarat campus, where she teaches Science Education. Her research is concerned with effective teacher education with a focus on school-university partnerships, reflective practice and authentic uses of technology for personalising learning. Her recent work has involved school-based approaches to science teacher education and practicum partnerships for rural and regional teacher education courses. She also has an interest in working with teachers in the Pacific region and has had significant involvement in the Solomon Islands. Karen McLean is a lecturer in Literacy Education at the Australian Catholic University. Karen's research is focussed on pedagogical approaches for literacy and technology, particularly in the early years of education. Her current work focusses on community-based partnerships in higher education and using technology for authentic learning. Karen has a particular interest in approaches to personalising learning in literacy education and reflective practice in teacher education.

1 Introduction.- Part I Personalising Learning: Theoretical Underpinnings.- 2 Personalising Learning: An overview.- 3 Personalising Learning through Communities of Collaboration.- 4 ICT for Learning: Technology and Pedagogy.- 5 Personal Means Learner as Central.- 6 Mindsets for Lifelong Learning.- 7 Personalising Learning: The teacher education context.- Part II Applications of Personalising Learning in Teacher Education.- 8 Tell Tales: Using community partnerships.- 9 Digi-tell: Using technology for authentic learning.- 10 The Science Teaching in Schools Experience (STISE).- 11 Transitioning to University: A personal learning experience.- 12 A Synthesis of Practice Applications in Teacher Education.- 13 A Guide for Visualising Personalising Learning in Teacher Education.