Embracing change can, at times, feel like climbing a metaphorical mountain – a climb which will always come with its own set of challenges and rewards. Implementing a personalized learning approach within your institution is such a change. Communication and planning lies at the heart of a successful personalized learning implementation strategy and we have identified four key factors that will help streamline the whole process.

Higher education institutions are embracing personalized learning models as a way to meet learning and teaching goals. Some institutions have already begun to transform student learning experience – and outcomes – using personalized learning, but there are many more who are interested in the concept without the resources or capacity to implement such change.

As higher education continues to adopt new pedagogical resources to focus on student success and retention, institutions and faculty look to proven personalized learning approaches as a means to enhance student and teacher experience. This article covers several strategies to engage different stakeholders to drive the implementation of personalized learning in your institution.

Higher education is currently undergoing a major transformation with new pedagogical paradigms focused around student success and economies of scale. Personalized learning is one of the models that is heavily discussed and implemented more and more frequently. While this is promising progress, there is a need to facilitate interaction and collaboration across institutions and their stakeholders to develop proven personalized learning approaches.