Racone, A., & Quale, M. (2017). Technology and Project-Based Learning. Independent School, 76(3), 54-61. Retrieved from libaccess.sjlibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=121560985&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
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Summary: This article looks at the AltSchool network of schools in the US. AltSchool is an education startup which offers online platforms for personalized learning in traditional schools and formed micro-schools focused on personalized learning. AltSchool created the AltSchool Learning Cycle (ALC) with the intent of: motivated learning, constructed knowledge, and applied understanding. This article looks at how project-based learning (PBL) takes place in this personalized (and sometimes digital) environment. It examines the challenges faced in the PBL methodology when it was applied to the AltSchool elementary classes in 2016. The article looks at the types of challenges faced in PBL in general, such as, making sure projects relate the core subject matter while still allowing for exploration and personalization.
Review: While this article is really tailored to information relating to this specific organization/ network (whether their system for PBL would work in a traditional classroom would need further study/justification), it does a great job in discussing how personalized can be integrated into PBL through the use of technology. Educators can harness and work with platforms to create interactive (digital) spaces for students to engage with a lesson/project in their own manner while still "sharing learning" with other students.
[by Stephannie Tornow]
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