When it comes to online higher education, personalized learning is a concept for structuring classes in a way that is unique to the needs of the individual learner. With personalized learning on the rise in the online classroom, assessment freedom (the ability for students to choose their preferred method of assessment) is easier than ever with technology changing the way that we offer authentic assessment to monitor learning. Instructional designers now have the ability to allow students to develop their own creative projects under a set of guidelines that will not only offer flexibility, but will also show evidence that connections have been made of the content. Tying in personalized learning with assessment may look something like a list of assessment options that students can pick from to replace a final examination. Or, they can submit a proposal for their own assessment or project idea to the instructor. Take a look at this animated video on where the student learner should ideally be by the year 2020 in reference to how educators should move toward personalized learning.