Constructing a Design Framework and Pedagogical Approach for Adaptive Learning in Higher Education

A Practitioner's Perspective

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ID21729579
AuthorsThomas Cavanagh (University of Central Florida), Baiyun Chen (0000-0002-4010-9890, University of Central Florida), Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen (0000-0001-5508-641X, University of Central Florida), James Paradiso (0000-0001-9144-1431, University of Central Florida)
Year2020
Volume21
Issue1
Pages172-196
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1492-3831 • E-ISSN: 1492-3831
PublisherAthabasca University Press (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.19173/irrodl.v21i1.4557
OpenAlexW2999792204
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited1

While adaptive learning is emerging as a promising technology to promote access and quality at a large scale in higher education (Becker et al., 2018), the implementation of adaptive learning in teaching and learning is still sporadic, and it is unclear how to best design and teach an adaptive learning course in a higher education context. As early adopters, a team of instructors, instructional designers, and administrators at the University of Central Florida (UCF) identified five key design features as an adaptive learning design framework to guide the unique course design process. These five features involve deliberate design and development efforts that could bring significant benefits to student learning. The purpose of this field note is to present a design framework and best practices for teaching from both a systems and a pedagogical approach in the context of implementation at UCF. We also share the rationale and classification framework UCF has adopted to ensure the term “adaptive learning” is universally understood across campus. This paper offers insights into the design, delivery, and implications of utilizing adaptive learning systems in higher education courses at a public research university and attempts to capture the intimacy of lessons learned and best practices gathered since the project’s inception in 2014

Adaptive Learning · Best practice · Educational technology · Higher education · Instructional design · Knowledge management · Learning Sciences · Management · Mathematics education · Multimedia · World Wide Web · Computer Science · E-Learning and Knowledge Management · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Online Learning and Analytics · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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