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What is the future of personalized learning at Algonquin College? Meet Santiago, an Algonquin College student in 2030. Read his story below – an excerpt from the College’s Learner-driven Strategy Implementation. This excerpt is an example of a future learner’s experience with flexible schedules and timetables.

You can also download the full plan here to learn how the College plans to implement its strategy to become a leader in personalized learning.

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The future learner’s experience of Flexible Schedules and Timetables

It’s mid-winter, 2030. Santiago is driving home to Carleton Place from Algonquin College’s Perth Campus, where he recently started re-training for a career change. The last 18 months have been a blur. So much has changed, and so quickly.

He lost his partner suddenly and unexpectedly — a shock to his whole family. He knew right away he couldn’t support the kids as a single parent doing only freelance and contract work. While his relatives are emotionally “there” for him, they all live out of town. He thought of moving closer to them but didn’t want to put the kids through another upheaval. He knew he needed to go back to school.

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What is the future of personalized learning at Algonquin College? Meet Ashlyn, an Algonquin College student in 2030. Read her story below – an excerpt from the College’s Learner-driven Strategy Implementation. This excerpt is an example of a future learner’s experience with micro-credentialing.

You can also download the full plan here to learn how the College plans to implement its strategy to become a leader in personalized learning.

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The future learner’s experience of Micro-credentialing

December 3, 2030. Ashlyn swings her digital stylus in the air as she stands in her office, pretending to conduct the livestreaming orchestra that is currently being beamed to her holopad. She closes her eyes and mentally reviews today’s schedule. “Emails. Meeting. Minutes. Budget. Coffee.” A long sigh. She opens her eyes and looks out the window at the soggy fall sky. She makes a note to move coffee up earlier on the list. Six short years ago, Ashlyn received her college diploma in office administration. After graduation, she started a full-time job as an administrative clerk at a local real estate office. The job had been exciting and engaging at first, and she was good at it. But with few opportunities for advancement or higher wages, she’s wondering if it’s time to explore other career opportunities. Continue reading →

What is the future of personalized learning at Algonquin College? Meet Dom, an Algonquin College graduate in 2030. Read his story below – an excerpt from the College’s Learner-driven Strategy Implementation. This excerpt an example of a future learner’s experience.

You can also download the full plan here to learn how the College plans to implement its strategy to become a leader in personalized learning.

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The future learner’s experience of Universal Design for Learning

Spring Convocation, 2030. Dom enters the National Arts Centre looking for the student robing area. It still hasn’t totally sunk in that an hour from now will come that walk across the stage to collect a diploma — especially after so many years of frustrated post-secondary attempts and bouncing between part-time jobs.

It had been a tough decision to take yet another chance at school. It might not even have been attainable without the severance package. But everything that seemed impossible all those times before suddenly wasn’t when Dom came back to Algonquin two years ago. Continue reading →