Personalisation of Learning

Campbell(2007), exploring the taxonomy of personalisation of public health care,  discusses 5 levels of personalisation

1. providing more customer friendly services
2. giving people more say in how they use the services
3. giving users more say in how money is spent on the services
4. allowing users to become co-designers and co-producers of the services, and
5. allowing self organisation of services by individuals, with support provided by professionals.

If we translate the above into an education context, we will

1. provide learners with more student centred opportunities
2. give learners more choice in what they learn, how and when and where they learn it
3. give learners more say on how resources are used
4. allow learners design and produce their own content
5. allow learners to self organise their own learning with the support of professionals.

Is it feasible to allow the learner to choose and construct their own learning environment , and personalise it for themselves? The third component is already in place - Web 2.0 tools are available for all learners to choose and use to support their own self organised learning. It's the first two that are the problem if we are ever to get to the point where learning becomes deeply personal for all.
Reference:
Campbell, R. J. et al (2007) Personalised Learning: Ambiguities in Theory and Practice. British Journal of Educational Studies, 55 (2), 135-154.