Personalised learning environments – Part 1: Core development issues for construction

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the concepts and key issues surrounding the development of personalised learning environments. Design/methodology/approach – This is a distillation of core research material gathered from a detailed literature review covering the concepts and issues surrounding the development of personalised learning environments (PLE). Findings – This paper finds that most e‐learning applications are rather static and represent a generic approach to tutoring. Therefore, by default, they do not fully embrace learners' needs (i.e. learning styles). This paper also highlights key issues of incorporating learning styles into a PLE; and, has identified a “roadmap” for shaping and identifying the rubrics for further work in this field. Originality/value – This paper is a very useful source in developing a PLE incorporating learning styles for learners.