Implementing Adaptive, Data-Driven Course Design to
Improve Student LearningNERCOMP 2017
Agenda
1. Introductions name, institution, role, stage i.e. exploring, looking to pilot, undergoing an implementation, using…
2. What is adaptive/data driven courseware?
3. Steps to implementation?
4. How might adaptive courseware meet a teaching and learning need?
5. What does it take to design adaptive courseware?
6. Q/A
What is adaptive learning?
LMS ADAPTIVE
Learning Unit Fixed Variable
Content Common Personalized
ProgressionClass as a
wholeIndividualized
Getting ReadyInstitutional Change Readiness
Steps
Building awareness & a lexicon
Comparing products
Soften the ground
ID FacultyIT Academic
Admin
Circle the Wagons
Algorithm-based system
White label
Courseware library
Direct and reliable integration LTI/SSO/API with LMS
IMS analytics standards (pull data into other systems)
Cloud-based
Up time
Accessibility standards conformance
Licensing model – institutional versus student pass-through
Support model – contact path, response time, user documentation
Engine assesses frequently
Learning record store (LRS) stop and start at any time
Ability to import & author from any content e.g. OER and commercial
Existing mapped competencies
Ease of authoring and making modifications
Content not hard wired, customization
Assessment questions provided on the higher end of Bloom’s taxonomy
Evidence of efficacy
Uses metacognitive engagement such as hints and prompts
Dashboards mapped to competencies
Ease of alerts
Proxy of learner time on task
Types of adaptivity – pathway, content type, assessmentRe
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ts?
Soften the Ground
Pick tool
Demo
Solicit participation
Secure vendor promises
Get It Out There
Demo Sandbox
Launching a PilotSupporting the Change
Starting a Pilot
Eye to scale
ID cadence
Info sharing
Create, configure or a combination?
Create Configure
Time consuming
Flexible
Quick
Locked in
Share Out
Demo Share Data
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5
How might adaptive courseware meet a teaching and learning need?
Courseware is often regarded as technology that belongs in an online or large class setting
Adaptive courseware can also provide new opportunities in a small traditional classroom
Acrobatiq’s courseware employs empirically supported learning strategies:
• Small & frequent “Spaced” assignments
• Repeated exposure to the same material
• Frequent & rapid feedback on relative performance
Learning Analytics
Automated Gradebooks & Dashboard Reports
Post Assessment Review
Frequent Assessment = Early Intervention
How might adaptive courseware meet a teaching and learning need?
Adaptive courseware is a powerful tool which can be used effectively in a breadth of educational settings
Students like the flexibility of courseware and benefit from an effective integration of online content and classroom lectures
Learning to Learn
Student “Buy In” is Critical
Mapping Skills/Competencies
Personalization
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